Swiss consumer prices edge up in June

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | July 03 2008 1:13 AM

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Prices at consumer level have increased slightly on the month in June due, mainly to fast growing petrol prices, according to the latest report by the Swiss Statistics Office.

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Consumer prices have edged up 0.2% in June in Switzerland, fuelled again by prices of transport and housing and energy, which have posted increases by 1% and 0.7% respectively.

Year on year, consumer prices have increased 2.9% in June, the same increase as in May, and well above the 0.6% year on year increase posted in June last year.

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