Canada Data: NSA Ivey Purchasers Index 61.3 Aug vs 56.7 in Jul

Data for: August 2018

Source: Purchasing Mgmt Assn of Canada, Richard Ivey School of Business

Diffusion index, not seasonally adjusted

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          PMI  Employ-  Inven-   Supp.

Date    Index     ment  tories  Deliv.  Prices

Aug-18   61.3     62.0    53.3    45.5    70.6

Jul-18   56.7     54.5    53.3    44.6    67.4

Jun-18   65.1     61.0    53.3    47.1    71.5

May-18   69.5     64.9    57.4    48.6    65.5

Apr-18   70.4     57.9    55.4    49.3    70.3

Mar-18   64.7     59.6    56.8    50.7    63.3

Feb-18   58.4     51.3    51.5    51.4    68.2

Jan-18   51.3     51.3    55.1    45.3    72.1

Dec-17   49.3     52.8    43.7    44.8    59.4

Nov-17   62.4     53.5    57.6    46.9    63.3

Oct-17   63.5     52.8    59.5    47.6    58.7

Sep-17   68.6     62.8    57.9    47.7    60.3

Aug-17   56.8     56.8    56.5    47.5    60.5

Jul-17   52.9     52.4    52.7    44.2    61.1

Jun-17   63.9     53.9    59.9    47.6    59.6

May-17   62.6     54.5    57.6    45.6    59.7

Apr-17   58.5     54.8    51.2    49.4    66.5

Mar-17   67.6     53.2    61.6    51.7    63.0

Feb-17   55.1     53.4    51.3    44.6    61.2

Jan-17   52.3     48.3    46.0    45.7    64.1

Dec-16   49.4     48.8    47.4    43.8    60.0

Nov-16   56.5     55.9    45.8    50.6    60.1

Oct-16   56.5     56.5    54.8    50.0    59.0

Sep-16   68.1     56.6    53.5    51.3    56.7

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