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Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)

Term · Logistics and supply chain · MLC-T-LOG-000131

An economic indicator derived from monthly surveys of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector across multiple countries. It measures the prevailing direction of economic trends in manufacturing, including new orders, output, employment, and supplier delivery times. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector, while a reading below 50 suggests contraction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LOG-000131
FieldLogistics and supply chain
AbbreviationPMI
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LOG-000131",
  "term": "Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)",
  "field": "Logistics and supply chain",
  "definition": "An economic indicator derived from monthly surveys of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector across multiple countries. It measures the prevailing direction of economic trends in manufacturing, including new orders, output, employment, and supplier delivery times. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector, while a reading below 50 suggests contraction.",
  "abbreviation": "PMI",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/logistics/global-manufacturing-purchasing-managers-index-pmi/"
}

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