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
02 Mar 2016
Feb 2016
48.7
—
49.5
01 Feb 2016
Jan 2016
49.5
—
50.7
04 Jan 2016
Dec 2015
50.7
—
49.1
01 Dec 2015
Nov 2015
49.1
—
49.1
01 Nov 2015
Oct 2015
49.1
—
49.2
01 Oct 2015
Sep 2015
49.2
—
47.9
01 Sept 2015
Aug 2015
47.9
—
47.6
03 Aug 2015
Jul 2015
47.6
—
46.1
01 Jul 2015
Jun 2015
46.1
—
47.8
01 Jun 2015
May 2015
47.8
—
48.8
01 May 2015
Apr 2015
48.8
—
49.2
01 Apr 2015
Mar 2015
49.2
—
51.1
02 Mar 2015
Feb 2015
51.1
—
51.1
02 Feb 2015
Jan 2015
51.1
—
49.9
02 Jan 2015
Dec 2014
49.9
—
49.0
01 Dec 2014
Nov 2014
49.0
—
48.7
03 Nov 2014
Oct 2014
48.7
—
48.8
30 Sept 2014
Sep 2014
48.8
—
50.3
01 Sept 2014
Aug 2014
50.3
—
49.3
01 Aug 2014
Jul 2014
49.3
—
48.4