The Puerto Rico Purchasing Managers Index (PRM-PMI) for the manufacturing sector increased to 52.4 in January, breaking the threshold of 50, suggesting growth when compared to the previous month. The employment, own Inventories and suppliers’ deliveries sub-indexes increased with respect to the previous month, while the employment, suppliers deliveries and own inventories sub-indexes beat the […]
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Puerto Rico’s manufacturing sector edged up to 46.0 in August but remained below the threshold level for the fifth consecutive month. A reading below the threshold level suggests a contraction in the manufacturing sector with respect to the previous month. The index has been at or above the threshold […]
A reading above the threshold level suggests an expansion in the manufacturing sector with respect to the previous month, according to the PMI data.