The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.3% in April 2024 compared with the previous month, reaching 107.4 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +1.4% compared with the same month of the previous year.
There were 6881 detained persons in Switzerland on 31 January 2024 (+7% compared with the same reference day in 2023). This total is similar to that recorded on 31 January 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Swiss nominal wage index rose by an average of 1.7% in 2023 compared with 2022, to 102.4 points. Given an average annual inflation rate of +2.1%, real wages fell by 0.4%.
Four in ten graduates completed a study programme outside their canton of residence. After graduation, one person in ten was living in a different canton to the one prior to the study programme and one in five was working outside their canton of residence.
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With two consecutive increases in the mortgage reference rate in 2023 (June and December), there is growing interest in housing rents. On this page you can find all the latest information on this topic.
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The European statistics authority Eurostat has published a peer review report on its country examination of Switzerland in the area of public statistics. The experts conclude that the European Code of Practice for Official Statistics is well-implemented in Switzerland and that the Swiss statistics system achieves a high level of quality overall.
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