Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) data are compiled by S&P Global for more than 40 economies worldwide. The monthly data are derived from surveys of senior executives at private sector companies and are available only via subscription. 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. The PMI data are used by financial and corporate professionals to better understand where economies and markets are headed, and to uncover opportunities.

Datasets available include:

• Country PMI: Covering manufacturing, services, construction and composite (M+S) sectors across 40+ countries, providing a rounded view of the macroeconomy well ahead of official data releases and identifying key turning points
• Sector PMI: Monitor business cycle trends by detailed sector and understand the drivers within them, using a powerful and unique database covering 30+ individual sectors and three tiers of detail
• PMI Commodity Price & Supply Indicators: Unique and timely insights into supply delays and price pressures among 20+ key commodities, services and product groups, with data derived from monthly PMI surveys
• PMI Comment Trackers: Revealing the impact of economic trends on global businesses through130+ unique trackers expose underlying drivers of economic trends and the impact on global companies, with monthly data encompassing key themes including inflation, demand, capacity and supply chains
• Global Electronics PMI: Dedicated insights on electronics manufacturing, with detailed sub-sector data available for communications, computing, industrial and consumer electronics
• Metal Users PMI: Analyze trends in metal intensive industries, with PMI data derived from heavy users of Copper, Aluminum and Steel, covering key metrics such as output, demand, prices and more