Saudi Arabia Non-Oil Private Sector PMI

The Emirates NBD Saudi Arabia PMI edged up to 56.8 in March 2019 from 56.6 in the previous month. This was the highest PMI reading since December 2017, as new orders expanded the most since April 2015 and output grew at the fastest pace in seven months. Meanwhile, employment fell slightly amid lack of capacity pressures, ending a near five-year sequence of workforce growth. Regarding prices, operating expenses rose modestly, partly reflecting slight increases in both purchase prices and staff pay. Meanwhile, most firms left their selling prices unchanged, amid efforts to boost sales through competitive pricing. Looking ahead, confidence remained strongly positive, despite the degree of optimism easing further from January’s recent peak. Manufacturing PMI in Saudi Arabia is reported by Markit Economics.

Manufacturing PMI in Saudi Arabia is expected to be 56.90 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Manufacturing PMI in Saudi Arabia to stand at 56.50 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Saudi Arabia Non-Oil Private Sector PMI is projected to trend around 56.50 in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Saudi Arabia Business	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Business Confidence	3.00	-12.00	63.00	-12.00	Index Points	[+]
Manufacturing PMI	56.80	56.60	61.80	51.40		[+]
Industrial Production	2.34	5.84	25.87	-24.93	percent	[+]
Changes in Inventories	-6297.00	43955.00	121176.00	-51524.00	SAR Million	[+]
Internet Speed	6705.52	6321.15	6705.52	1242.08	KBps	[+]
IP Addresses	3510242.00	3551866.00	4339235.00	177395.00	IP	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	4.17	0.59	4.17	-3.10	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	16.44	8.09	21.50	-2.65	percent	[+]
Mining Production	1.95	2.01	6.02	-6.75	percent	[+]
Competitiveness Index	67.50	65.91	67.50	4.54	Points	[+]
Competitiveness Rank	39.00	41.00	41.00	17.00		[+]
Ease of Doing Business	92.00	92.00	96.00	10.00		[+]
Corruption Index	49.00	49.00	52.00	33.00	Points	[+]
Corruption Rank	58.00	57.00	80.00	46.00		[+]
Steel Production	448.00	470.00	558.00	7.00	Thousand Tonnes	[+]

In Saudi Arabia, the Emirates NBD Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index measures the performance of companies in non-oil private sector and is derived from a survey of 400 companies, including manufacturing, services, construction and retail. The Purchasing Managers Index is based on five individual indexes with the following weights: New Orders (30 percent), Output (25 percent), Employment (20 percent), Suppliers’ Delivery Times (15 percent) and Stock of Items Purchased (10 percent), with the Delivery Times index inverted so that it moves in a comparable direction. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion of the non-oil private sector compared to the previous month; below 50 represents a contraction; while 50 indicates no change. This page provides the latest reported value for - Saudi Arabia Manufacturing PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Saudi Arabia Non-Oil Private Sector PMI - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	56.80	56.60	61.80	51.40	2011 - 2019		Monthly	SA

Country	Last		Previous	Range
Australia	51.00	Mar/19	54	62.5 : 29.47
Brazil	52.80	Mar/19	53.4	53.5 : 41.6
Canada	50.50	Mar/19	52.6	57.1 : 47.5
China	50.80	Mar/19	49.9	52.3 : 47.2
Euro Area	47.80	Apr/19	47.5	60.6 : 33.5
France	49.60	Apr/19	49.7	58.8 : 42.7
Germany	44.50	Apr/19	44.1	63.3 : 32
India	52.60	Mar/19	54.3	55 : 47.9
Indonesia	51.20	Mar/19	50.1	58.5 : 46.4
Italy	47.40	Mar/19	47.7	59 : 47.4
Japan	49.50	Apr/19	49.2	56.2 : 29.6
Mexico	49.80	Mar/19	52.6	57.1 : 49.2
Netherlands	52.50	Mar/19	52.7	63.4 : 48
Russia	52.80	Mar/19	50.1	54.7 : 47.6
Saudi Arabia	56.80	Mar/19	56.6	61.8 : 51.4
Singapore	50.80	Mar/19	50.4	53.1 : 48.3
South Africa	45.00	Mar/19	46.2	60.87 : 35.09
South Korea	48.80	Mar/19	47.2	52.6 : 45.7
Spain	50.90	Mar/19	49.9	56.1 : 41.1
Switzerland	50.30	Mar/19	55.4	66.9 : 32.8
Turkey	47.20	Mar/19	46.4	55.7 : 42.7
United Kingdom	55.10	Mar/19	52.1	61.5 : 34.4
United States	52.40	Apr/19	52.4	57.9 : 50.7