Mes de la Manufactura: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) de Puerto Rico

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Ronald G. Hernández Maldonado
20 October 2026

Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) de Puerto Rico

En conmemoración del Mes de la Manufactura, destacamos la importancia del Puerto Rico Manufacturing – Purchasing Managers' Index (PRM-PMI), un indicador que el Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico publica mensualmente desde mayo de 2010 y que permite conocer las condiciones de la actividad manufacturera en Puerto Rico.

El PMI se calcula a partir de cinco indicadores: órdenes nuevas, producción, empleo, inventarios de la empresa y entregas de suplidores. Su metodología se basa en índices de difusión que permiten conocer si estos indicadores registraron aumentos, permanecieron sin cambios o experimentaron disminuciones en los establecimientos manufactureros respecto al mes anterior. Un valor superior a 50 puntos indica expansión, uno inferior a 50 señala contracción y un valor igual a 50 indica que la actividad manufacturera se mantiene igual respecto al mes anterior.

En agosto de 2026, el PMI de Puerto Rico registró 52.9 puntos, lo que sugiere una expansión de la actividad manufacturera respecto al mes anterior. El PMI es un indicador ampliamente utilizado alrededor del mundo para evaluar las condiciones del sector manufacturero y constituye uno de los principales indicadores oficiales de Puerto Rico para dar seguimiento mensual a esta actividad económica.

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