Global Purchasing Managers Index Observatory

Interactive educational dashboard for PMI-style business cycle indicators, manufacturing PMI, services PMI, composite PMI and the 50-point expansion threshold.

Economic Indicators · Business Cycle & Sentiment

Global Purchasing Managers Index Observatory

Interactive purchasing managers index analytics for manufacturing, services and composite business cycle signals. The 50-point threshold separates expansion from contraction in PMI-style diffusion indices.

What is PMI?

The Purchasing Managers Index is a survey-based leading indicator. It shows whether activity is expanding or contracting compared with the previous month.

Why 50 matters

Values above 50 indicate expansion; values below 50 indicate contraction. The distance from 50 helps interpret signal strength.

Data note

Official PMI time series are often licensed. This tool uses didactic fallback series to teach the logic without claiming live PMI access.

Purchasing Managers Index

50 = neutral
Composite PMI
Manufacturing PMI
Services PMI / Spread
50-point line

PMI Interpretation

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Leading indicator

PMI data are collected monthly and often move before official GDP or production data.

50 threshold

Above 50 means expansion. Below 50 means contraction compared with the previous month.

Diffusion index

PMI values show the breadth of change, not the direct level of output.