Manufacturing PMI by Country
The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index is a diffusion index built from a monthly survey of factory purchasing managers covering new orders, output, employment, supplier delivery times, and inventories. A reading above 50 indicates expansion vs the previous month; below 50 indicates contraction.
Why compare Manufacturing PMI across countries?
PMIs are released early in the month and are among the highest-frequency reads on the real economy. FX markets use them to update growth expectations — a sustained PMI move below 50 in a major economy typically pulls forward central-bank rate cuts and weighs on the currency. Manufacturing PMIs are particularly important for export-heavy currencies.
How to read the country list
Read the level relative to 50 and the month-over-month change. New orders is the most forward-looking sub-index. Pair the manufacturing PMI with services (NMI / non-manufacturing) for the full picture, since services dominate GDP in most advanced economies.
Supported countries
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| Country / Currency | Frequency | Unit | Source | History | Links |
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United States
USD / US Dollar
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Monthly | Index | ISM | History from 1999-11-30 (26.6 years) |