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Russia’s manufacturing PMI rises to 48.8 points in May

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 144 words
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What to know about Russia’s manufacturing PMI rises to 48.8 points in May

Russia's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 48.8 in May 2026 from 48.1 in April, according to an S&P Global survey. Despite the slight increase, the index remains below the 50-point threshold for growth, indicating a continued slowdown in the goods-producing sector.

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What happened

Russia’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 48.8 points in May 2026 from 48.1 points a month earlier, according to an S&P Global survey.

Why it matters

"The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Russia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 48.8 in May, up from 48.1 in April.

Common ground

The latest data signaled a modest decline in the health of the Russian goods-producing sector, albeit the softest in three months," the survey said.

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Russia's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 48.8 in May 2026 from 48.1 in April, according to an S&P Global survey. Despite the slight increase, the index remains below the 50-point threshold for growth, indicating a continued slowdown in the goods-producing sector.

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Claim 1: “output volumes rose in May following a 14-month contraction.”
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One web search result explicitly states that 'Russia's manufacturing sector contracted for the 11th month' as of May 4, 2026, which contradicts the claim that output volumes rose in May following a 14-month contraction.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 231 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_14
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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Claim 2: “A reading above 50 points indicates growth in business activity, while a reading below that level points to a slowdown.”
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The Wikipedia entry for 'Purchasing Managers' Index' and the web search result 'Understanding the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)' confirm that the PMI is an economic indicator where the 50-point mark separates expansion (above 50) from contraction (below 50).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Purchasing managers' indexes (PMI) are economic indicators derived from monthly surveys of private sector companies. The three principal producers of PMIs are S&P Global (from 2022 merger with IHS Mar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_Managers'_Index
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — PMFTC, Inc. is the Philippine affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI). Owned 50-50 by PMI and local conglomerate LT Group, PMFTC is the leading cigarette manufacturer in the Philippines, contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMFTC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project Management Professional (PMP) is an internationally recognized professional designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As of 31 July 2020, there are 1,036,368 active PMP-c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Management_Professiona…
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Claim 3: “rates of growth in input costs and output charges accelerated due to a sharp increase in supplier fees.”
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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of 'growth' and general information about the Russian economy, but does not contain any specific data regarding input costs or output charges for May 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Acromegaly is a disorder that results in excess growth of certain parts of the human body. It is caused by excess growth hormone (GH) after the growth plates have closed. The initial symptom is typica…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia has a developing market-oriented mixed economy considered high-income and highly industrialized. It has the ninth-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest economy by G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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Claim 4: “Russia’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 48.8 points in May 2026 from 48.1 points a month earlier, according to an S&P Global survey.”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant information about tax rates, GHG emissions, and Philip Morris International (PMI). There is no mention of Russia's manufacturing PMI for May 2026 in the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015-2016 Chinese stock market turbulence began with the popping of a stock market bubble on 12 June 2015 and ended in early February 2016. A third of the value of A-shares on the Shanghai Stock E…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marlboro (US: , UK: ) is an American brand of cigarettes owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA (a branch of Altria) within the United States and by Philip Morris International (PMI, now separate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlboro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is a tobacco company, with products sold in over 180 countries. Marlboro is PMI’s most recognized brand, but in the last quarter of 2023, Iqos generated the grea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Morris_International
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