Euro area Manufacturing PMI surveys factory purchasing managers across the bloc; a reading above 50 means manufacturing is expanding and below 50 means it is contracting.
Source: S&P Global. 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.
Euro Area Manufacturing PMI for August 2026 came in at 52.7 versus 52.8 expected (previous 51.9), below forecast.
How this print reads for the Euro
Below forecast by 0.1. For the EUR that reads as negative (higher is positive for this indicator). This is a rule-based read of the figure against forecast, not a record of how the EUR traded.
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