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 2019
Jun 2019
47.5
49.3
48.4
03 Jun 2019
May 2019
48.4
49.5
50.2
02 May 2019
Apr 2019
50.2
48.0
48.8
01 Apr 2019
Mar 2019
48.8
47.7
47.2
04 Mar 2019
Feb 2019
47.2
49.0
48.3
01 Feb 2019
Jan 2019
48.3
—
49.8
02 Jan 2019
Dec 2018
49.8
—
48.6
03 Dec 2018
Nov 2018
48.6
—
51.0
01 Nov 2018
Oct 2018
51.0
—
51.3
01 Oct 2018
Sep 2018
51.3
—
49.9
03 Sept 2018
Aug 2018
49.9
—
48.3
01 Aug 2018
Jul 2018
48.3
—
49.8
02 Jul 2018
Jun 2018
49.8
—
48.9
01 Jun 2018
May 2018
48.9
—
48.4
02 May 2018
Apr 2018
48.4
—
49.0
02 Apr 2018
Mar 2018
49.0
—
50.3
02 Mar 2018
Feb 2018
50.3
—
50.7
01 Feb 2018
Jan 2018
50.7
—
49.9
02 Jan 2018
Dec 2017
49.9
—
51.2
01 Dec 2017
Nov 2017
51.2
—
50.2