Track economic conditions and anticipate changing market trends with the Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®)


Covering 45 economies.

  • Stay ahead of official data and produce accurate nowcasts and research through advance signals of key macroeconomic variables
  • Enhance asset allocation approaches with timely top-down data tracking national and sector performance, productivity, and price trends
  • Fine-tune business strategy and focus on key markets with detailed data on business conditions across 34 sectors
  • Seek out new opportunities with timely indicators of interest rate, inflation, growth, and commodity fundamentals
  • Inform monetary policy decisions with the most up-to-date assessment of economic conditions
The monthly data are derived from surveys of senior executives at private sector companies. The PMI dataset features a headline number, which indicates the overall health of an economy, and sub-indices, which provide insights into other key economic drivers such as GDP, inflation, exports, capacity utilization, employment, and inventories. This data is used to understand where economies and markets are headed and to uncover opportunities. Read the PMI FAQ and watch the video on how to use PMI.

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