Purchasing Managers' Index

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Purchasing Managers' Index

An index gauging sentiment in manufacturing. It measures increases and decreases in manufacturing employment, inventories, orders for goods, production, and deliveries. Each component is weighted for importance and seasonality. A PMI above 50 indicates that the manufacturing industry is expanding, while a measure below 50 indicates contraction.

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The US non-manufacturing purchasing managers index reading for August was 51.

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The official purchasing managers index (PMI) came in at 51.

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The HSBC/Markit purchasing managers index for the services industry was at 47.

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HSBC's monthly purchasing managers index fell to 49.

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Markit and CIPS said the services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.

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The Danish purchase and logistics lobby Dilf reportedly said on Monday (2 August) that Denmark's purchasing managers index (PMI) had increased to 58.