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
55.3
Forecast
58
Previous
57.1
Source: procure.ch & UBS. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Switzerland Manufacturing PMI for September 2026 came in at 55.3 versus 58 expected (previous 57.1), below forecast, which was negative for the CHF.
What it meant for the Swiss Franc
The actual landed below the 58 forecast (2.7 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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