---
status: not_available
error: "403 Forbidden / CloudFront Block on S&P Global PMI portal and 401 Unauthorized on Perplexity API"
group_key: 398779
date_searched: 2026-03-24T14:05:00Z
urls_tried:
  - https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public
  - https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public/Release/PressReleases?language=en
---

# Source Document Not Available

The source document for the S&P Global US Manufacturing, Services, and Composite PMI Flash (March 2026) could not be retrieved.

**Reason:** 
The primary source `www.pmi.spglobal.com` returned a 403 Forbidden error (CloudFront block) when attempting to access the public release area via `curl`. Additionally, the Perplexity search skill failed with a 401 Unauthorized error, preventing alternative URL discovery for mirrored or secondary official sources (e.g., S&P Global corporate newsroom).

**Indicators requested:** 
- Manufacturing PMI (Actual: 52.4, Previous: 51.6)
- Services PMI (Actual: 51.1, Previous: 51.7)
- Composite PMI (Actual: 51.4, Previous: 51.9)

**Action Taken:**
Attempted direct navigation to the S&P Global PMI public portal with browser-like headers. Block persisted across multiple URI patterns.