Switzerland's producer and import prices dropped in January as the strength of the Swiss franc and sluggish demand from the euro zone pushed costs lower, data released Monday showed. The producer and import price index fell an annual 2.4% in January and was unchanged on the month, the Swiss Federal Statistics Office said Monday. This compared with the average annual forecast from three economists for a decline of 2.1% and a monthly gain of 0.3%, according to a Dow Jones Newswires survey
