The S&P Global UAE PMI was unchanged at 55.3 in September 2026, matching August's 20-month high and signalling a marked improvement in non-oil private sector business conditions. Growth was supported by a rapid increase in output, which accelerated to a seven-month high, while new orders continued to rise markedly despite easing from August's seven-month high. Export demand also strengthened, with new business from abroad expanding for a third consecutive month and at the fastest pace since November 2024. Stronger demand gave firms greater pricing power, pushing output price inflation to its highest since May 2011, while purchase costs rose at the fastest pace in three months amid higher raw material and freight charges. Employment resumed a modest increase after falling in August, although outstanding business accumulated sharply again as workloads remained elevated. Purchasing activity also rose rapidly, while input inventories increased at the fastest pace since November 2023. source: S&P Global

Manufacturing PMI in the United Arab Emirates remained unchanged at 55.30 points in September. Manufacturing PMI in the United Arab Emirates averaged 54.58 points from 2011 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 61.20 points in October of 2014 and a record low of 44.10 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Arab Emirates Manufacturing PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Manufacturing PMI in the United Arab Emirates remained unchanged at 55.30 points in September. Manufacturing PMI in the United Arab Emirates is expected to be 55.50 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Arab Emirates Non-Oil Private Sector PMI is projected to trend around 55.00 points in 2027 and 54.60 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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United Arab Emirates Non-Oil Private Sector PMI
In the United Arab Emirates, the Emirates NBD UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index measures the performance of companies in non-oil private sector and is derived from a survey of 400 companies, including manufacturing, services, construction and retail. The Purchasing Managers Index is 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 non-oil private sector compared to the previous month; below 50 represents a contraction; while 50 indicates no change. This is only a limited sample of PMI headline data displayed on the Customer’s service, under licence from S&P Global. Full historic PMI headline data and all other PMI sub-index data and histories are available on subscription from S&P Global. Contact economics@spglobal.com for more details.

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UAE Non-Oil Private Sector Growth Holds at 20-Month High
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