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
54.8
Forecast
53.6
Previous
53.6
Next release
Actual
Coming in 13 days
Forecast
56.4
Previous
54.8
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Apr 2021
54.6
54.4
Mar 2021
55.3
54.0
Feb 2021
55.3
52.2
Jan 2021
53.2
52.8
Dec 2020
52.9
50.2
Nov 2020
52.9
48.5
Oct 2020
51.2
48.8
Sep 2020
49.8
50.1
Aug 2020
48.5
49.5
Jul 2020
46.9
45.6
Jun 2020
43.4
41.0
May 2020
41.3
41.1
Apr 2020
41.6
43.9
Mar 2020
44.2
46.4
Feb 2020
44.4
49.4
Jan 2020
49.8
49.7
Dec 2019
50.1
49.7
Nov 2019
49.4
48.9
Oct 2019
48.4
48.5
Sep 2019
48.0
48.1

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.