{"id":495801,"date":"2024-08-14T16:52:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nairametrics.com\/?p=495801"},"modified":"2024-08-15T10:23:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:23:42","slug":"nigerias-purchasing-managers-index-contracts-for-the-13th-consecutive-month-cbn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nairametrics.com\/2024\/08\/14\/nigerias-purchasing-managers-index-contracts-for-the-13th-consecutive-month-cbn\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index contracts for the 13th consecutive month – CBN\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Purchasing Managers’ Index<\/strong> (PMI) report for July indicates a continued contraction in economic activities, marking the 13th consecutive month of decline since June 2023.<\/p>\n

According to the report, the Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI) for the month stood at 49.7 points- signalling a contraction in economic activities during the month but an improvement from June which stood at 48.8 points.<\/p>\n

The PMI is calculated based on responses about the direction of change in various aspects of respondents’ business activities. An index above 50.0 points signals an expansion in business activities, while an index below 50.0 points indicates a contraction. An index of exactly 50.0 points reflects no change in business activity.<\/p>\n

The report noted that the increase in PMI for the month was on the back of expansion in\u00a0output level, suppliers\u2019 delivery time and stock of inventory expanded while new orders and employment contracted during the period.<\/p>\n