Swiss Manufacturing PMI surveys factory purchasing managers on output, orders and hiring; a reading above 50 means manufacturing is expanding and below 50 means it is contracting.
Actual
45.2
Forecast
46
Previous
44
Switzerland Manufacturing PMI for Mar came in at 45.2 versus 46 expected (previous 44), below forecast, which was negative for the CHF.
What it meant for the CHF
The actual landed below the 46 forecast (0.8 below expectations). A reading above forecast is generally bullish for the CHF, and below forecast bearish. On this release the read was negative for the CHF.
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