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source: Ivey Business School
url: https://iveypmi.uwo.ca/
document_type: html
date_retrieved: 2026-03-16
period: February 2026
parent_publication: Ivey Purchasing Managers Index
indicators_covered: [Ivey PMI s.a, Business Confidence]
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# Ivey Purchasing Managers Index


# Ivey Purchasing Managers Index

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. Using end of the month data it covers all sections of Canada's economy. Findings indicate that the Ivey PMI provides predictive power for forecasting Canadian macroeconomic activity, read White Paper: The Predictive Value of the Ivey PMI for Monthly Canadian GDP for details.

## February 2026 (Seasonally Adjusted)

### Ivey Purchasing Manager's Index

56.6

January 2026: 50.9 February 2025: 55.3

### Ivey Employment Index

49.4

January 2026: 51.1 February 2025: 53.7

### Ivey Inventories Index

57.2

January 2026: 50.9 February 2025: 49.4

### Ivey Supplier Deliveries Index

45.2

January 2026: 49.2 February 2025: 47.6

### Ivey Prices Index

63.4

January 2026: 64.8 February 2025: 71.5

## February 2026 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

### Ivey Purchasing Manager's Index

56.3

January 2026: 47.0 February 2025: 53.6

### Ivey Employment Index

49.4

January 2026: 45.8 February 2025: 53.1

### Ivey Inventories Index

58.5

January 2026: 48.7 February 2025: 50.7

### Ivey Supplier Deliveries Index

45.9

January 2026: 47.0 February 2025: 48.1

### Ivey Prices Index

67.5

January 2026: 67.7 February 2025: 73.9

## Seasonally Adjusted

- Ivey PMI

- Employment

- Inventories

- Supplier Deliveries

- Prices

The Ivey Purchasing Manager's Index (seasonally adjusted) for February stands at 56.6, indicating that purchases were greater than the previous month. (Greater - 34.4%, Same - 43.8%, Less - 21.9%)

## Not Seasonally Adjusted

- Ivey PMI

- Employment

- Inventories

- Supplier Deliveries

- Prices