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
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Feb 2023
48.5
48.0
Jan 2023
48.5
49.4
Dec 2022
48.2
51.0
Nov 2022
49.0
47.7
Oct 2022
48.2
46.1
Sep 2022
47.3
48.0
Aug 2022
47.6
50.5
Jul 2022
49.8
50.8
Jun 2022
51.3
51.5
May 2022
51.8
51.9
Apr 2022
52.1
51.0
Mar 2022
51.2
54.1
Feb 2022
53.8
54.3
Jan 2022
52.8
50.1
Dec 2021
51.9
49.7
Nov 2021
50.9
50.2
Oct 2021
50.2
51.3
Sep 2021
52.4
50.6
Aug 2021
51.2
53.3
Jul 2021
53.0
53.2

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.