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The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the month of January 2023 was 50.5, 10.3% lower than the previous month of December 2022 PMI of 56.3 and compared to January 2022 with a PMI of 56 is 9.8% lower. For context the PMI is a measure of the economic course the manufacturing sector experiences where a...
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The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the month of January 2023 was 50.5, 10.3% lower than the previous month of December 2022 PMI of 56.3 and compared to January 2022 with a PMI of 56 is 9.8% lower. For context the PMI is a measure of the economic course the manufacturing sector experiences where a...
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The Coincident Manufacturing Index (CMI) for December 2022 was 114.2 (2016 = 100). Compared to the previous month of November 2022’s 113.9 CMI value, the activity within the sector for December 2022 has increased by 0.3%. When compared with the same month of the previous year of December 2021 that had a CMI of 107.6,...
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In a supplemental survey of manufacturing establishments, the biggest challenges faced by companies during the past month were: in operations (shortage of raw material 20%, lead times 13%, costs 13%, supply chain logistics 13%, holiday disruptions 13%, maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment 7%), human resources (employment 40%, absenteeism 13%, Covid 13%) and utilities...
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The Purchasing Managers Index demonstrates the direction in which the manufacturing industry’s economy is moving. The PMI compares the current state of the manufacturing sector with the prior month. The neutral value is 50 indicates no change, a value less than 50 means that it’s contracting, and a value greater than 50 means that it’s...
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The Purchasing Managers Index demonstrates the direction in which the manufacturing industry’s economy is moving. The PMI compares the current state of the manufacturing sector with the prior month. The neutral value is 50 indicates no change, a value less than 50 means that it’s contracting, and a value greater than 50 means that it’s...
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The PMI for February came in at 57.9. Compared to the previous month of January, this is an increase of 1.9, or 3.4%. Compared to February 2021, this is a decrease of 4.9, or 7.8%. The Omicron outbreak in December caused a large decrease in the index. As such, this is the second consecutive month...
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The Purchasing Manager’s Index for Puerto Rico for the month of February was recently released. This index is based on a survey of manufacturing facilities manager’s and is used as a main indicator for the current state of manufacturing on the island. A score above 50 in a category indicates positive performance. The PMI for...
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The Purchasing Manager’s Index is a monthly indicator measuring the manufacturing industry, is the index is under the threshold of 50 indicates the industry is contracting and is the index is above the threshold of 50 indicates the industry is expanding. For the month of December, the index fell to 47.6, the first reading under...
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The purchasing manager’s index for Puerto Rico for the month of August came in at 53.8. There was a two-point reduction in the index compared to the previous month of July, a 3.6% decrease. Compared to August 2020 however, the index is 5.7 points or 11.9%, higher. The past 4 months have alternated between higher...
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