Switzerland Manufacturing PMI 2 May 2017
Switzerland Manufacturing PMI 2 May 2017: 57.4 for April 2017, below the 58.3 forecast and down from 58.6 in March 2017. It is the lowest reading since January 2017. 5 of the last 10 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 57.4, above 50. It was released on Tue 2 May 2017 at 07:30 UTC.
These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: procure.ch & UBS. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.
What a print like this usually does
Below the forecast: A miss, particularly a fall below 50, usually weighs modestly on the franc as it signals factory-sector weakness.

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Switzerland Manufacturing PMI 2 May 2017: 57.4 vs 58.3 forecast (procure.ch & UBS). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ch-pmi/2017-05-02