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 6 days
Forecast
51.9
Previous
52.6
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
01 Nov 2022
Oct 2022
48.2
46.1
47.3
04 Oct 2022
Sep 2022
47.3
48.0
47.6
01 Sept 2022
Aug 2022
47.6
50.5
49.8
01 Aug 2022
Jul 2022
49.8
50.8
51.3
01 Jul 2022
Jun 2022
51.3
51.5
51.8
02 Jun 2022
May 2022
51.8
51.9
52.1
02 May 2022
Apr 2022
52.1
51.0
51.2
01 Apr 2022
Mar 2022
51.2
54.1
53.8
02 Mar 2022
Feb 2022
53.8
54.3
52.8
03 Feb 2022
Jan 2022
52.8
50.1
51.9
03 Jan 2022
Dec 2021
51.9
49.7
50.9
01 Dec 2021
Nov 2021
50.9
50.2
50.2
01 Nov 2021
Oct 2021
50.2
51.3
52.4
01 Oct 2021
Sep 2021
52.4
50.6
51.2
01 Sept 2021
Aug 2021
51.2
53.3
53.0
02 Aug 2021
Jul 2021
53.0
53.2
53.9
01 Jul 2021
Jun 2021
53.9
51.6
53.7
01 Jun 2021
May 2021
53.7
52.6
54.6
03 May 2021
Apr 2021
54.6
54.4
55.3
01 Apr 2021
Mar 2021
55.3
54.0
55.3