S&P Global/CIPS United Kingdom Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

Country:
United Kingdom
GBP, Pound sterling
Source:
Sector:
Business
Medium 53.8 54.3
54.3
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Markit/CIPS Service PMI is calculated by Markit together with the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). It characterizes business conditions and purchasing managers' activity level in the UK economy's service sector.

Often purchasing managers can track changes in market conditions prior to other company employees, because purchases precede company's production activities. Purchasing managers are among the first to notice such changes. The sample for the survey is chosen so as to cover the maximum possible number of large companies across the country.

PMI calculation is based on data collected from monthly replies to questionnaires sent to purchasing executives in over 600 UK companies which provide the highest contribution to GDP. Managers are asked to characterize current business and economic conditions in the national construction sector. The questionnaire covers the following economic variables:

  • Business activity
  • New orders received
  • Backlogs
  • Prices received for produced services
  • Prices paid (for materials and services purchased in the production process)
  • Employment
  • Near-term business activity

The survey participants provide relative estimates: whether figures have increased, decreased or remain unchanged. Individual subindexes are calculated based on these answers. These subindexes characterize inflation, employment and other key indicators of economic activity.

The index is seasonally adjusted. Individual weights are given to polled companies. Readings above 50 indicate that most of respondents positively characterize current business conditions. Readings below 50 mean worsening of business conditions.

PMI is one of the most popular indexes closely watched by analysts. It provides operational information covering the entire service sector. It is interpreted as a leading indicator of production and inflation. Service PMI growth is an indication of favorable market conditions and can be seen as positive for the pound sterling quotes.

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The chart of the entire available history of the "S&P Global/CIPS United Kingdom Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)" macroeconomic indicator. The dashed line shows the forecast values ​​of the economic indicator for the specified dates.

A significant deviation of a real value from a forecast one may cause a short-term strengthening or weakening of a national currency in the Forex market. The threshold values ​​of the indicators signaling the approach of the critical state of the national (local) economy occupy a special place.

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Feb 2024
53.8
54.3
54.3
Feb 2024 prelim.
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54.6
54.3
Jan 2024
54.3
53.8
53.8
Jan 2024 prelim.
53.8
53.7
53.4
Dec 2023
53.4
52.7
52.7
Dec 2023 prelim.
52.7
51.1
50.9
Nov 2023
50.9
50.5
50.5
Nov 2023 prelim.
50.5
49.3
49.5
Oct 2023
49.5
49.2
49.2
Oct 2023 prelim.
49.2
48.2
49.3
Sep 2023
49.3
47.2
47.2
Sep 2023 prelim.
47.2
49.6
49.5
Aug 2023
49.5
48.7
48.7
Aug 2023 prelim.
48.7
51.5
51.5
Jul 2023
51.5
51.5
51.5
Jul 2023 prelim.
51.5
53.7
53.7
Jun 2023
53.7
53.7
53.7
Jun 2023 prelim.
53.7
55.1
55.2
May 2023
55.2
55.1
55.1
May 2023 prelim.
55.1
55.4
55.9
Apr 2023
55.9
54.9
54.9
Apr 2023 prelim.
54.9
52.8
52.9
Mar 2023
52.9
52.8
52.8
Mar 2023 prelim.
52.8
51.0
53.5
Feb 2023
53.5
53.3
53.3
Feb 2023 prelim.
53.3
48.3
48.7
Jan 2023
48.7
48.0
48.0
Jan 2023 prelim.
48.0
49.9
49.9
Dec 2022
49.9
50.0
50.0
Dec 2022 prelim.
50.0
49.2
48.8
Nov 2022
48.8
48.8
48.8
Nov 2022 prelim.
48.8
48.8
48.8
Oct 2022
48.8
47.5
47.5
Oct 2022 prelim.
47.5
49.6
50.0
Sep 2022
50.0
49.2
49.2
Sep 2022 prelim.
49.2
51.8
50.9
Aug 2022
50.9
52.5
52.5
Aug 2022 prelim.
52.5
53.0
52.6
Jul 2022
52.6
53.3
53.3
Jul 2022 prelim.
53.3
53.9
54.3
Jun 2022
54.3
53.4
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Jun 2022 prelim.
53.4
52.6
53.4
May 2022
53.4
51.8
51.8
May 2022 prelim.
51.8
58.7
58.9
Apr 2022
58.9
58.3
58.3
Apr 2022 prelim.
58.3
61.9
62.6
Mar 2022
62.6
61.0
61.0
Mar 2022 prelim.
61.0
60.7
60.5
Feb 2022
60.5
60.8
60.8
Feb 2022 prelim.
60.8
53.7
54.1

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