S&P Global South Korea Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

Country: South Korea, KRW
Importance: Low
Sector: Business
Source: S&P Global
Last release
Actual
52.3
Forecast
54.7
Previous
53.1
Next release
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50.0
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52.3
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Reference
Actual
Forecast
Jul 2011
51.3
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Jun 2011
51.1
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May 2011
51.2
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Markit Manufacturing PMI characterizes business environment in the South Korean industrial sector. The indicator is calculated monthly based on surveys of manufacturing company managers about new orders, sales, inventory, suppliers and the industry outlook. A higher than expected reading is seen as positive for the South Korean won quotes.