Purchasing managers' index (PMI) · United States
United States Chicago PMI
The United States Chicago PMI is a monthly survey of purchasing managers in the United States that measures whether business activity, new orders, employment and prices are rising or falling.
- Importancia
- Medium
- Publicado
- Monthly
- Próxima publicación
- Divisa
- USD · US dollar
- Banco central
- The Federal Reserve
Últimas cifras
El último dato, de OCT, se publicó el 2026-10-30 y fue 55.3. Está por debajo del consenso de 56.1. Es menos que 58.8 la vez anterior.
A weaker figure than expected points to slowing activity: the US dollar tends to soften and markets price in lower rates.
En las últimas 12 publicaciones osciló entre 36.3 y 62.7, con una media de 52.6.
| Publicado | Para | Real | Consenso | Anterior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | OCT | 55.3 | 56.1 | 58.8 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | SEP | 58.8 | 51.2 | 47.1 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | AUG | 47.1 | 58.3 | 57.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | JUL | 57.6 | 56 | 56.7 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | JUN | 56.7 | 58.1 | 62.7 |
| 29 May 2026 | MAY | 62.7 | 50.5 | 49.2 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | APR | 49.2 | 53 | 52.8 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | MAR | 52.8 | 55 | 57.7 |
| 27 Feb 2026 | FEB | 57.7 | 52.8 | 54.0 |
| 30 Jan 2026 | JAN | 54.0 | 44 | 42.7 ® |
| 30 Dec 2025 | DEC | 43.5 | 39.5 | 36.3 |
| 26 Nov 2025 | NOV | 36.3 | 44.3 | 43.8 |
Por qué importa
PMIs are among the first data published for each month, weeks before official output figures, and they have a good record of tracking GDP. A reading above 50 means growth, below 50 contraction. Flash (preliminary) PMIs for the major economies can move currencies and stock indices strongly.
Cómo se calcula
Companies answer whether each item (output, new orders, employment, delivery times, stocks of purchases) is higher, the same or lower than a month earlier. Each answer set becomes a diffusion index; the manufacturing headline is a weighted average of five of them, the services headline is the activity question.
Diffusion index = % higher + ½ × % same
Manufacturing PMI = 0.30 new orders + 0.25 output + 0.20 employment + 0.15 delivery times (inverted) + 0.10 stocksQué significan los cambios
- Above 50 and rising: an accelerating economy, supportive for the US dollar and local stocks.
- The composite PMI combines manufacturing and services and is the best single guide to GDP.
- Look at new orders (future activity) and prices charged (inflation pressure).
Mayor de lo esperado: A stronger figure than expected points to a healthier economy: it usually supports the US dollar and local stocks, and can push bond yields up.
Menor de lo esperado: A weaker figure than expected points to slowing activity: the US dollar tends to soften and markets price in lower rates.
Una breve historia
The PMI method comes from the US purchasing managers' survey of the 1940s; the PMIs now produced for more than 40 countries started in the UK in 1992 and spread across Europe and Asia in the following decades.
Preguntas
What is the United States Chicago PMI?
The United States Chicago PMI is a monthly survey of purchasing managers in the United States that measures whether business activity, new orders, employment and prices are rising or falling.
What was the latest United States Chicago PMI?
55.3 for OCT, published on 30 October 2026 (consensus 56.1, previous 58.8).
When is the next United States Chicago PMI?
On Monday 30 November 2026 at 14:45 UTC.
Why is 50 the key level of a PMI?
It is the point where as many companies report improvement as report deterioration: above it, activity is growing.
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