The consumer price index (CPI) increased by +0.3% in August 2022 compared with the previous month, reaching 104.8 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +3.5% compared with the same month of the previous year. These are the results of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The 0.3% increase compared with the previous month can be explained by several factors including rising prices for in-patient hospital services, social protection services and housing rentals. In contrast, prices for hire of private means of transport, laboratory analyses and fuels decreased. In August 2022, the Swiss Harmonised Index of ... (full story)