SWISS CONSUMER PRICES RISE ONE PCT IN MARCH
Swiss consumer prices rose one pct in the
year to March, the same rise as in the year to February, and
against 0.9 pct in the year to March 1986, the Federal
Statistics Office said.
    In March alone, prices rose 0.1 pct after a 0.3 pct rise in
February.
    The March index, base 1982, was 109.7 against 109.5 in
February.
    The Statistics Office said the March increase reflected
rises in certain sectors such as food, clothing and household
goods and falls in transport, heating and lighting.
    Both home produced and imported goods rose by 0.1 pct
during the month. But over the year as a whole, domestically
generated inflation reached 2.5 pct, offset by a 2.8 pct drop
in imports.
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