April 2026
Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for April 2026 increased 15.2 percent to 65.6, a region high, from of 50.4 in March. The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, rose above growth neutral for a third straight month. This index measures such factors as new orders, production, supplier delivery times, backlogs, inventories, prices, employment, import orders and exports. Typically, a score greater than 50 indicates an expansionary economy while a score below 50 forecasts a sluggish economy.
The US April 2026 PMI® for manufacturing registered 52.7, remaining the same from March.
Note: The national purchasing manager's indices are produced by the Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association.