How often is Switzerland Retail Sales updated?

Retail Sales for Switzerland is released on a monthly schedule by Swiss National Bank (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.

What unit is Retail Sales reported in?

The series is published in %YoY. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.

Where does FXMacroData source Switzerland Retail Sales data?

Data is fetched directly from Swiss National Bank or the official national statistics publication for Switzerland. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.

How do I query Retail Sales for Switzerland via the API?

Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/chf/retail_sales?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.

Switzerland Ventes au détail API Data

Ventes au détail (CHF)

Mesure la variation de la valeur totale des ventes au détail.

Latest reading: 0.94 %YoY · Last updated: 2016-05-31 · Source: SNB/FSO

Category: Economy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/chf/retail_sales

About Ventes au détail (CHF)

Retail sales for Switzerland measures the total receipts at retail stores, capturing consumer spending on goods. It is a high-frequency proxy for consumer demand and GDP growth.

Why FX traders watch it

Consumer spending accounts for 60–70% of GDP in most developed economies. Strong retail sales indicate healthy household finances and tend to support the chf by reducing the probability of rate cuts.

How to interpret the data

A beat on retail sales is chf-positive and may delay rate cuts. A sustained decline in retail sales signals consumer stress, which could prompt the Swiss National Bank to ease, weakening the chf.

Historical Ventes au détail (CHF)

Source: SNB/FSO · Monthly · %YoY

Data Source

Primary Source

SNB/FSO

Official Series ID

RS_VOL

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

%YoY

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format.

{ "currency": "CHF", "indicator": "retail_sales", "has_official_forecast": false, "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-12-31", "data": [ { "date": "2024-07-01", "val": 4.2, "announcement_datetime": 1722456000 } ] }

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter	Required	Format	Description
`start_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional lower bound for the requested history.
`end_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
`api_key`	CONDITIONAL	`string`	Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Ventes au détail data for CHF from 2023:

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/chf/retail_sales?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Switzerland Retail Sales updated?: Retail Sales for Switzerland is released on a monthly schedule by Swiss National Bank (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Retail Sales reported in?: The series is published in %YoY. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Switzerland Retail Sales data?: Data is fetched directly from Swiss National Bank or the official national statistics publication for Switzerland. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Retail Sales for Switzerland via the API?: Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/chf/retail_sales?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.