Credit: Forexpros - Switzerland's producer price index fell more-than-expected in July, official data showed on Monday.
The Swiss Federal Statistical Office said its producer price index dipped by a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in July, after declining by 0.5% in June.
Analysts had expected Swiss PPI to ease by 0.6% in July.
Year-over-year, the producer price index fell at an annualized rate of 0.6% in July, broadly in line with market expectations, following a 0.4% decline in the previous month.
Following the release of the data, the Swiss franc was down against the U.S. dollar, with USD/CHF soaring 2.37% to trade at 0.7963.
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