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[^2]\n\nEurostat reported on Friday that Cyprus recorded an 8.6% annual increase in retail trade volume in July 2026, the strongest growth in the European Union. [^3]\n\nThe Swiss Federal Statistical Office reported on September 3 that Switzerland's annual inflation rate accelerated to 0.8% in August from 0.4% in July. [^4]\n\nThe S&P Global Eurozone Construction PMI Total Activity Index fell to 43.0 in August from 44.3 in July, marking the 52nd consecutive month of contraction. [^5]\n\nEurozone private sector export orders increased in August for the first time in about 4.5 years. [^6]\n\nS&P Global's data showed that Eurozone private sector activity continued to grow in August. [^7]\n\nThe Eurozone services PMI declined to 51.6 in August from 51.7 in July, its lowest level in two months. [^8]\n\nThe same Eurostat estimate reported that the year-on-year increase accelerated from 4.6% in the previous month. [^9]\n\nThe euro area average for comparable household deposits was 2.03 per cent, meaning Cyprus rates remained well below the regional average. [^10]\n\nSwitzerland's economy grew 1.5% on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2026, five times higher than expected, driven by exports in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. [^11]\n\nThe core inflation rate, which excludes volatile components like energy, also accelerated from 0.3% to 0.4%. 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