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.
Source: procure.ch & UBS. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Forecast: Trading Economics' forecast where available, otherwise the market consensus.
Calendar data: Trading Economics; official figures from the publishing agency.
Switzerland Manufacturing PMI for August 2026 came in at 57.1 versus 52.8 expected (previous 53.2), above forecast.
How this print reads for the Swiss Franc
Above forecast by 4.3. For the CHF that reads as positive (higher is positive for this indicator). This is a rule-based read of the figure against forecast, not a record of how the CHF traded.
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