He Monthly manufacturing activity index (Imam) He climbed on the threshold of 50, when placed at 52.4 in July, after three consecutive months under this barrier.
The imam It is an adaptation of the index of the purchasing managers, (PMI) to the reality of the Dominican manufacturing sector, constituting a portrait of the manufacturing activity of a month in relation to the previous one, quickly and easily.
Results greater than 50’s threshold indicate positive performance for The industry and greater activity in relation to the previous month. This index consists of five variables:
- Sales
- Production
- Jobs
- Inventories
- Delivery times
According to the press release of The Airdin July, three of the five variables showed upward trend in relation to June:
- “Turnover” It went from 45.4 to 52.8; “output” It went from 48.1 in June to 54.9 in July; “Delivery of suppliers ” which went from 46.0 in June to 50.9 in July.
Downward trend showed “employment”, which went from 51.0 to 50.0, and finally, “Inventory of raw materials”, which went from 57.0 to 50.0, (although it descended, it remained on the 50.0 barrier).
All variables were placed or remained on The barrier of the 50.0
The following table shows the behavior of the Imam adjusted by seasonal factor July 2024 to July 2025.
About the imam
Due to the possibility of conducting surveys and receiving their responses quickly, this indicator allows you to obtain information from economic trends Prior to the publication of official statistics and serves as a reference for the economists themselves, opinion makers and decision makers, anticipating the trends of the economic march of the sector.
The index is built through monthly surveys made to the general directors and/or purchasing managers of the companies associated with The Aird. The data is collected the first 20 days of the following month through online surveys.
