米供給管理協会（ISM）が発表した5月の非製造業景況指数は54.5となった。この数値は市場予想を上回り、同セクターが継続的な拡大基調にあることを示した。
総合指数は予想の53.7を上回った。また、12カ月平均のPMIは52.8％に達し、2025年12月から1.1ポイント上昇して5カ月連続の改善となった。事業活動は2024年10月以来で2番目に高い水準を記録した。価格が下落した品目は3カ月連続でゼロとなった。一方で、アルミニウム、銅、ディーゼル燃料、ガソリン、ソフトウェアライセンス、輸送費については、数カ月にわたる上昇が継続している。
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Colombia's manufacturing production rose 1.4% in February 2026 compared to the previous year, but real sales fell 2.5%, according to Dane data. Andi president Bruce Mac Master said the figures show stagnation and that the sector has yet to take off. Employed personnel dropped 0.4%.
China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell slightly to 50.3 in April from 50.4 the previous month, though it exceeded expectations. New export orders and imports expanded for the first time since early 2024, but softer domestic activity pushed the non-manufacturing PMI into contraction. Price pressures remained in expansionary territory, indicating ongoing reflation.
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South Africa's manufacturing sector returned to expansion in April, with the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index climbing to 52.6. This marks the first growth since September, up from 49 in March. The improvement stemmed mainly from stronger business activity and new sales orders.
South Korea's industrial output rose 2.5% in February from the previous month, the fastest growth in five years and eight months. Government data showed retail sales unchanged while facility investment jumped 13.5%. The Middle East crisis has had minimal impact so far.
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The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure rose to an annual rate of 3.8 percent in April. The reading marks the third straight month of increases and remains well above the central bank’s 2 percent target.
South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.6 percent year-on-year in April, up from March's 2.2 percent and the fastest pace in 21 months, driven by soaring fuel costs from the ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruption. Government data confirmed the figures.