The monthly manufacturing activity index (Imam) continued ascendingfrom 52.4 in July to 55.2 in August 2025, after four of the five analyzed variables They will register upward trend.
During the last month, the turnover It went from 52.8 to 57.6, that of production From 54.9 to 58.9, the INVENTIARY OF RAW MATERIALS rose from 50 to 56.9 and the Delivery period of suppliers increased from 50.9 in July to 51.0 in August 2025.
Meanwhile, the Employment variable He continued showing one downward trendfrom 51 in June to 50 in July and then to 47.1 in August 2025.
Four of the five variables remained on the 50 Barrierthe report requires.
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IMAM is an adaptation of the index of purchasing managers, (PMI) to the reality of the Dominican manufacturing sector, constituting a portrait of the activity of one 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.
About him Imam
Due to the possibility of performing Surveys and receive their responses quicklythis Indicator allows you to obtain information of 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 Surveys monthly to the general directors and/or purchasing managers of the companies associated with the association of Industries of the Dominican Republic. The data is collected the first 20 days of the following month through Surveys on-line.
