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
48.9
Forecast
49.7
Previous
49.6
Source: procure.ch & UBS. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Switzerland Manufacturing PMI for March 2025 came in at 48.9 versus 49.7 expected (previous 49.6), below forecast, which was negative for the CHF.
What it meant for the Swiss Franc
The actual landed below the 49.7 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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