S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

Country: South Africa, ZAR
Importance:
Low
Sector: Business
Source: S&P Global
Last release
07 Apr 2026 07:15 GMT
Actual
50.8
Forecast
50.2
Previous
50.0
Next release
06 May 2026 07:15 GMT
Actual
Coming in 8 days
Forecast
50.8
Previous
50.8
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
03 Mar 2021
Feb 2021
50.2
50.5
03 Feb 2021
Jan 2021
50.8
50.2
06 Jan 2021
Dec 2020
50.2
50.6
03 Dec 2020
Nov 2020
50.3
50.2
04 Nov 2020
Oct 2020
51.0
47.3
05 Oct 2020
Sep 2020
49.4
40.5
03 Sept 2020
Aug 2020
45.3
40.2
05 Aug 2020
Jul 2020
44.9
47.2
03 Jul 2020
Jun 2020
42.5
26.7
03 Jun 2020
May 2020
32.5
16.3
06 May 2020
Apr 2020
35.1
45.5
03 Apr 2020
Mar 2020
44.5
48.3
04 Mar 2020
Feb 2020
48.4
47.5
05 Feb 2020
Jan 2020
48.3
47.7
06 Jan 2020
Dec 2019
47.6
49.0
04 Dec 2019
Nov 2019
48.6
—
05 Nov 2019
Oct 2019
49.4
—
03 Oct 2019
Sep 2019
49.2
—
04 Sept 2019
Aug 2019
49.7
—
05 Aug 2019
Jul 2019
48.4
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Markit PMI is an indicator of business conditions in South Africa, calculated by IHS Markit based on monthly surveys of purchasing managers.

PMI is interpreted as a leading indicator of production and inflation. PMI growth indicates favorable market conditions and it can be seen as positive for the South African rand.

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