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.
S&P Global South Korea Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)
Last release
01 Apr 2026 00:30 GMT
Actual
52.6
Forecast
50.2
Previous
51.1
Next release
04 May 2026 00:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 5 days
Forecast
51.9
Previous
52.6
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
01 Jul 2024
Jun 2024
52.0
50.1
51.6
03 Jun 2024
May 2024
51.6
50.1
49.4
02 May 2024
Apr 2024
49.4
50.1
49.8
01 Apr 2024
Mar 2024
49.8
50.3
50.7
04 Mar 2024
Feb 2024
50.7
50.5
51.2
01 Feb 2024
Jan 2024
51.2
49.8
49.9
02 Jan 2024
Dec 2023
49.9
49.5
50.0
01 Dec 2023
Nov 2023
50.0
49.7
49.8
01 Nov 2023
Oct 2023
49.8
50.9
49.9
04 Oct 2023
Sep 2023
49.9
50.8
50.0
01 Sept 2023
Aug 2023
50.0
49.0
49.4
01 Aug 2023
Jul 2023
49.4
48.1
47.8
03 Jul 2023
Jun 2023
47.8
49.4
48.4
01 Jun 2023
May 2023
48.4
48.8
48.1
02 May 2023
Apr 2023
48.1
47.5
47.6
03 Apr 2023
Mar 2023
47.6
47.9
48.5
02 Mar 2023
Feb 2023
48.5
48.0
48.5
01 Feb 2023
Jan 2023
48.5
49.4
48.2
02 Jan 2023
Dec 2022
48.2
51.0
49.0
01 Dec 2022
Nov 2022
49.0
47.7
48.2