ZURICH, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Swiss consumer prices fell 0.4

percent in December from a year ago and were 0.2 percent lower

compared with the previous month, the Federal Statistics Office

said on Friday.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Dec 2012 Nov 2012 Dec 2011

Pct change m/m -0.2 -0.3 -0.2

Pct change y/y -0.4 -0.4 -0.7

Index (DEC 2010 = 100) 98.9 99.1 99.3

Core infl. 1* y/y pct -0.6 -0.6 -1.1

Core infl. 2* y/y pct -0.7 -0.7 -1.6

*Core inflation 1 strips out volatile price components like

food, beverages, tobacco, seasonal prodcuts, energy and fuel;

core inflation 2 also strips out administered prices.

For more details of the Federal Statistics Office statement

in German, Reuters 3000 Xtra users can click on:

www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/news/medienmitteilungen.htm

FORECASTS IN REUTERS POLL:

Y/Y

Median -0.2

High -0.1

Low -0.4

M/M

Median 0.0

High 0.1

Low -0.2

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