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
53.1
Forecast
50.5
Previous
52.1
Next release
Actual
Coming in 28 days
Forecast
54.7
Previous
53.1
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Oct 2024
48.3
50.6
Sep 2024
48.3
50.7
Aug 2024
51.9
50.4
Jul 2024
51.4
52.4
Jun 2024
52.0
50.1
May 2024
51.6
50.1
Apr 2024
49.4
50.1
Mar 2024
49.8
50.3
Feb 2024
50.7
50.5
Jan 2024
51.2
49.8
Dec 2023
49.9
49.5
Nov 2023
50.0
49.7
Oct 2023
49.8
50.9
Sep 2023
49.9
50.8
Aug 2023
50.0
49.0
Jul 2023
49.4
48.1
Jun 2023
47.8
49.4
May 2023
48.4
48.8
Apr 2023
48.1
47.5
Mar 2023
47.6
47.9

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.