Purchasing Manager Index

US 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 anufacturers. A value of 50 indicates an increase in purchases, while a value below 50 indicates a decrease.

Date Value Previous Change
Apr 2012 54.8 53.4 +2.62 %
Mar 2012 53.4 52.4 +1.91 %
Feb 2012 52.4 54.1 -3.14 %
Jan 2012 54.1 53.1 +1.88 %
Dec 2011 53.1 52.2 +1.72 %
Nov 2011 52.2 51.8 +0.77 %
Oct 2011 51.8 52.5 -1.33 %
Sep 2011 52.5 52.5 -- 
Aug 2011 52.5 51.4 +2.14 %
Jul 2011 51.4 55.8 -7.89 %