The Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Purchasing Managers’ Index measures the performance of the private sector and is derived from a survey of 400 companies from agriculture, manufacturing, services, construction and retail. The Purchasing Managers’ Index is a composite index based on five individual indexes with the following weights: New Orders (30 percent), Output (25 percent), Employment (20 percent), Suppliers’ Delivery Times (15 percent) and Stock of Items Purchased (10 percent), with the Delivery Times index inverted so that it moves in a comparable direction. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion of the private sector activity compared to the previous month; below 50 represents a contraction; while 50 indicates no change. This page provides - Nigeria Composite Pmi- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2018.