---
source: Ivey Business School
url: https://iveypmi.uwo.ca/
document_type: html
date_retrieved: 2026-05-06
period: April 2026
parent_publication: Ivey Purchasing Managers Index
indicators_covered: [Ivey PMI (Seasonally Adjusted), Ivey Employment Index, Ivey Inventories Index, Ivey Supplier Deliveries Index, Ivey Prices Index]
---

# Ivey Purchasing Managers Index — April 2026 (Seasonally Adjusted)

The Ivey Purchasing Manager's Index (seasonally adjusted) for April stands at **57.7**, indicating that purchases were greater than the previous month.

> *Greater - 40.4%, Same - 42.2%, Less - 17.4%*

## Index Values

| Index | April 2026 | March 2026 | April 2025 |
|-------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| **Ivey PMI** | **57.7** | 49.7 | 47.9 |
| **Employment Index** | 54.7 | 51.1 | 48.0 |
| **Inventories Index** | 56.5 | 49.4 | 53.1 |
| **Supplier Deliveries Index** | 44.3 | 38.8 | 45.1 |
| **Prices Index** | 76.6 | 75.7 | 70.0 |

## Background

The Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an economic index which measures the month to month variation in economic activity as indicated by a panel of purchasing managers from across Canada, and is prepared by the Ivey Business School at Western University. The PMI includes both the public and private sectors and is based on month end data. Ivey PMI panel members indicate whether their organization's activity is higher than, the same as, or lower than the previous month across the following five categories: purchases, employment, inventories, supplier deliveries and prices. A value above 50 indicates an increase in purchases from the previous month and a value below 50 indicates a decrease.