ABSA Manufacturing PMI
Low
Forecast48.8
Previous45.8
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 36 releases held here, from 2023-10-02 to 2026-09-01, the actual came in above forecast 17 times, below 19 times and in line 0 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 2.9.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Aug45.847 · 46.8
53.839.5
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 45.8 | 47 | 46.8 |
| Jul | 46.8 | 49 | 47.3 |
| Jun | 47.3 | 50.3 | 50.8 |
| May | 50.8 | 49.4 | 52.6 |
| Apr | 52.6 | 46.7 | 49 |
| Mar | 49 | 46.6 | 47.4 |
| Feb | 47.4 | 49 | 48.7 |
| Jan | 48.7 | 43 | 40.5 |
| Dec | 40.5 | 44 | 42 |
| Nov | 42 | 50.6 | 49.2 |
| Oct | 49.2 | 49.7 | 50.8 |
| Sep | 52.2 | 48.7 | 49.5 |
| Aug | 49.5 | 50.5 | 50.9 |
| Jul | 50.8 | 50.1 | 48.5 |
| Jun | 48.5 | 44 | 43.1 |
| May | 43.1 | 43.5 | 44.7 |
| Apr | 44.7 | 47.5 | 48.7 |
| Mar | 48.7 | 44 | 44.7 |
| Feb | 44.7 | 43 | 45.3 |
| Jan | 45.3 | 47 | 46.2 |
| Dec | 46.2 | 51.8 | 48.1 |
| Nov | 48.1 | 49.7 | 52.6 |
| Oct | 52.6 | 50.6 | 53.3 |
| Sep | 52.8 | 51 | 43.6 |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.