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
02 Mar 2021
Feb 2021
55.3
52.2
53.2
01 Feb 2021
Jan 2021
53.2
52.8
52.9
04 Jan 2021
Dec 2020
52.9
50.2
52.9
01 Dec 2020
Nov 2020
52.9
48.5
51.2
02 Nov 2020
Oct 2020
51.2
48.8
49.8
05 Oct 2020
Sep 2020
49.8
50.1
48.5
01 Sept 2020
Aug 2020
48.5
49.5
46.9
03 Aug 2020
Jul 2020
46.9
45.6
43.4
01 Jul 2020
Jun 2020
43.4
41.0
41.3
01 Jun 2020
May 2020
41.3
41.1
41.6
04 May 2020
Apr 2020
41.6
43.9
44.2
01 Apr 2020
Mar 2020
44.2
46.4
44.4
02 Mar 2020
Feb 2020
44.4
49.4
49.8
03 Feb 2020
Jan 2020
49.8
49.7
50.1
02 Jan 2020
Dec 2019
50.1
49.7
49.4
02 Dec 2019
Nov 2019
49.4
48.9
48.4
01 Nov 2019
Oct 2019
48.4
48.5
48.0
01 Oct 2019
Sep 2019
48.0
48.1
49.0
02 Sept 2019
Aug 2019
49.0
47.3
47.3
01 Aug 2019
Jul 2019
47.3
47.9
47.5