PMI Reports

This category contains public releases of data collected from the monthly surveys of business conditions in the Lebanese private sector. These surveys, sponsored by Blominvest Bank and compiled by Markit, provide an early indication of operating conditions in Lebanon.

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May 6, 2016

Lebanon’s PMI Reaches a Record-Low in April

Contraction of the Lebanese private economy fastened during the fourth month of 2016 with the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), sponsored by BLOMINVEST Bank and compiled by Markit, registering a ... read more

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April 5, 2016

Lebanon PMI Reached in March Its Lowest Level in More Than 2 Years

During the third month of the year, the private sector’s economy witnessed the fastest contraction in 26 months. The BLOM Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered a reading of 45, declining further ... read more

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March 3, 2016

February’s BLOM PMI showed that Private Sector’s Contraction is Still Lingering

Following a decelerating contraction the private sector economy during the first month of the year, the business conditions at Lebanon’s private sector companies revealed another collapse in February. In ... read more

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February 3, 2016

BLOM PMI Lebanon Starts 2016 at Six-Month High, but Continues to Signal Economic Contraction

The operating conditions of the private sector kept on deteriorating during the first month of 2016, however the rate of contraction seemed to be slowing. In fact, the BLOM PMI hovered close to neutrality ... read more

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January 7, 2016

BLOM Lebanon PMI Reached a 3-Month High in December at 47.9

The deterioration of the private sector’s economic activity managed to slowdown in December with the PMI registering a 3-month high at 47.9, still below the threshold of 50.0 separating growth from ... read more

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December 3, 2015

PMI Lebanon at Fifteen-month Low in November, Signaling Faster Economic Contraction

The private sector’s economy remained at a low ebb in November, as revealed today by the economic indicator BLOM PMI which registered its lowest reading since August 2014. Lebanese companies participating ... read more

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November 4, 2015

BLOM PMI Falls to 14-Months Low in October and Points to Sharper Economic Downturn

In spite of lower cost burdens on Lebanese businesses, the BLOM Lebanon PMI fell from 48.1 in September to 47.1 in October, indicating a more pronounced setback in the private sector’s activity. The output ... read more

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October 6, 2015

Contraction of the Private Sector Economy Slackened in September; BLOM PMI inched up to 48.1

Despite the persisting declines in the levels of output and new work, August’s eleven-month contraction within the private sector soothed in September. The improving employment in the private sector ... read more

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September 4, 2015

BLOM Lebanon PMI Fell to an 11-Month low of 47.8 in August

Contraction in the private sector’s economy accelerated in August as the BLOM PMI declined further to 47.8. The index remained below the neutral mark of 50, separating economic contraction from growth, for ... read more

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August 5, 2015

BLOM Lebanon PMI Steadied at 49.3 in July

The BLOM PMI stabilized at 49.3 in July signaling an unchanged slight slowdown of the private sector’s economic activity, as it stood just below the threshold of 50.0 separating growth from contraction. ... read more

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