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 2017
Oct 2017
50.2
—
50.6
02 Oct 2017
Sep 2017
50.6
—
49.9
01 Sept 2017
Aug 2017
49.9
—
49.1
01 Aug 2017
Jul 2017
49.1
—
50.1
03 Jul 2017
Jun 2017
50.1
—
49.2
01 Jun 2017
May 2017
49.2
—
49.4
02 May 2017
Apr 2017
49.4
—
48.4
03 Apr 2017
Mar 2017
48.4
—
49.2
02 Mar 2017
Feb 2017
49.2
—
49.0
01 Feb 2017
Jan 2017
49.0
—
49.4
02 Jan 2017
Dec 2016
49.4
—
48.0
01 Dec 2016
Nov 2016
48.0
—
48.0
01 Nov 2016
Oct 2016
48.0
—
47.6
30 Sept 2016
Sep 2016
47.6
—
48.6
01 Sept 2016
Aug 2016
48.6
—
50.1
01 Aug 2016
Jul 2016
50.1
—
50.5
01 Jul 2016
Jun 2016
50.5
—
50.1
01 Jun 2016
May 2016
50.1
—
50.0
02 May 2016
Apr 2016
50.0
—
49.5
01 Apr 2016
Mar 2016
49.5
—
48.7