Ivey Purchasing Manager Index

Canadian Ivey Purchasing Manager Index

The PMI measures the optimism of the country's manufacturing sector and is a forecast of economic growth by reporting monthly changes in purchases made by manufacturers. A value of 50 indicates an increase in purchases, while a value below 50 indicates a decrease.

Date	Value	Previous	Change
Apr 2012	52.7	63.5	-17.01 %
Mar 2012	63.5	66.5	-4.51 %
Feb 2012	66.5	64.1	+3.74 %
Jan 2012	64.1	63.5	+0.94 %
Dec 2011	63.5	59.9	+6.01 %
Nov 2011	59.9	54.4	+10.11 %
Oct 2011	54.4	55.7	-2.33 %
Sep 2011	55.7	56.4	-1.24 %
Aug 2011	56.4	46.8	+20.51 %
Jul 2011	46.8	59.9	-21.87 %