Switzerland Manufacturing PMI 1 February 2019
Switzerland Manufacturing PMI 1 February 2019: 54.3 for January 2019, below the 55.8 forecast and against 57.5 in December 2018 (first reported as 57.8). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 54.3, above 50. It was released on Fri 1 Feb 2019 at 08:30 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 1 February 2019: 54.3 vs 55.8 forecast (procure.ch & UBS). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ch-pmi/2019-02-01