May 2026
Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for May 2026 decreased 15.6 percentage points to 50.0, from 65.6 in April, but was still in expansion territory. The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-states region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, rose above growth neutral (expansionary economy) for a third straight month. The Manufacturing PMI® is a composite index based on five core sub-indexes: New Orders, Production, Employment, Supplier Deliveries, and Inventories. A Manufacturing PMI® reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expansionary; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally sluggish.
In May 2026, Manufacturing PMI® for the U.S. registered 54.5, increasing 1.8 percentage points from April.
Note: The national purchasing manager's indices are produced by the Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association.