What the Latest Purchasing Data Won’t Tell You | WSJ

In recent years, purchasing managers indexes have become important indicators of where the global economy might be heading. But in the current slowdown, where small businesses were some of the hardest hit, PMI numbers may not be telling the full story. WSJ explains. Photo: Getty Images

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[curtiscarpenter]

Not all that counts can be counted and not all that is counted counts- Albert Einstein.

[bernardfinucane]

This data suggests that manufacturing has stopped (or at least slowed down) contracting, but not that it has returned to its previous level. There is a psychological aspect as well. Maybe purchasing managers just can't imagine things getting even worse.

[hiiiiiitesh]

WSJ vids should be the syllabus to school other news channels!

[economicsinaction]

The most recent PMI scores are all over the place, it's hard for accurate estimates to be made

[cyclingzealot]

Peer to peer lending might have a clue into health of small biz.

[yashwanth]

But how accurate is this data ? Myself when given a survey I just fill it on a guess not exact figure.

[ClarksonsinUSA]

I'm a truck driver, and there are more loads/freight than we can pull, in the Southeastern USA anyway!

[JohnWinterhalter]

this is NOT a measure of economic activity but opinion... don't be mislead

[franciscoholdman]

What other graphs do they measure to measure an economy

[robithevampire]

Am I the only one who clicks on these videos and never really pay attention?

[AP-yxmm]

How difficult would an index for PMIs be?

[curtiscarpenter]

Which nation contributes the most data and which the least? Think of the PMI like this.

[ragnarred]

I like quality of your content, guys. Keep it high!

[nedimarind]

*Subtitles have been wrong for a long time*
It would be nice if you add accurate ones

[Oly]

Caption mismatch from around 0.20s. U should fix that.

[MMAAPE]

How many likes this comments gets is how many consecutive videos I'll make per day

[auro]

you can see real picture if you steal data?

[schuiliz]

I know google has been doing that. Every time, I searched sm online.

[Stephen..]

Cuz it’s a lie and a scam your in on twit

[importantname]

postive growth equals negative environment