Purchasing Managers’ Index

Economy

Private sector bucks Rwanda border crisis with strongest growth in three months

Stronger customer demand drove up new orders for Ugandan companies last month, and helped to mitigate the effects of a border dispute with Rwanda as business activity rose to a three-month high
Economy

Rising demand drives private sector growth in January

Business conditions in Uganda's private sector continued to strengthen in January on the back of improving customer demand, according to an indicator of the sector's economic health
A retail shopping centre in downtown Kampala, Uganda
Economy

Private sector growth steady on stronger demand

Business activity in the private sector continued growing due to stronger demand
Workers on a construction project
Economy

Uganda’s private sector shows strongest growth since 2016

Activity in Uganda's private sector recorded its strongest growth in October since the start of a monthly survey of 400 purchasing executives, supported by rising customer numbers and improving demand
Economy

Private sector PMI reflects trade “disruptions” in August

Uganda's private sector recorded its slowest growth in four months in August, dampened by declines in conditions in agriculture and wholesale and retail
Shops in Kampala's Old Taxi Park.
Economy

Uganda private sector activity growth gauge unchanged in July

Business conditions in Uganda's private sector continued expanding in July, with activity expanding at a rate unchanged from June, according to a survey of purchasing executives.
Economy

Business conditions stay strong in June

Business conditions in the private sector continued improving in June, buttressed by a widening customer base that lifted the demand for goods, according to IHS Markit's Purchasing Manager's Index
A retail shopping centre in downtown Kampala, Uganda
Economy

Business activity strengthens further but production costs a growing concern

Business activity rose to the highest extent recorded so far this year in May, propelled by stronger demand, according to a survey of purchasing executives in 400 private sector companies
An industrial storage area
Economy

Private sector expands at best rate in three months

A rise in new orders was the key driver of growth in Uganda's private sector activity in March, according to a monthly survey of purchasing executives
Export containers at a port.
Economy

Private sector activity expands at slower pace in January

Activity in Uganda's private sector increased at a slower pace in January compared to the previous month, according to an index that tracks its economic health
Construction workers at a construction site
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