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Last updated: Nov 7, 2026

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US CPI (adjusted index)

3.72% YoY

Sep 2026

+0.37 pp vs prior

US unemployment

4.1%

Oct 2026

−0.1 pp vs prior

China manufacturing PMI

49.3Index

Oct 2026

−0.8 pts vs prior

Brent crude

98.32USD/bbl

Nov 6, 2026

−19.32 USD/bbl vs prior

51 indicators + 2 yield curves

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All indicators: latest readings and recent observations
Indicator / periodLatest / change
49.3Index−0.8 pts
0.4% QoQ+0.1 pp
2% YoY+0.2 pp
-0.01% MoM−0.04 pp
0.82% QoQ+0.74 pp
4.5% YoY+0.2 pp
0.4% QoQ−0.2 pp
-0.1% QoQ−0.1 pp
0.2% QoQ−0.1 pp
7.8% YoY−0.8 pp
0.4% QoQ−0.1 pp
6% YoY+0.6 pp
0.9% QoQ−0.5 pp
0.63% QoQ−1.2 pp
0.5% QoQ−0.1 pp
3.4% QoQ annualized+1.2 pp
4.7%0 pp
5.2%−0.1 pp
-4.7K MoM+63.6 K MoM
6.7%+0.2 pp
8.5%+0.2 pp
4.1%0 pp
2.4%−0.1 pp
2.9%−0.1 pp
2.7%−0.1 pp
4.7%−0.2 pp
189K−6 K
165K MoM+105 K MoM
4.1%−0.1 pp
4.58% YoY+0.36 pp
3.09% YoY+0.06 pp
4% YoY+0.2 pp
3.8% YoY+0.4 pp
2.8% YoY−0.5 pp
5.54% YoY+0.71 pp
2.1% YoY+0.2 pp
1.8% YoY−0.1 pp
3.5% YoY+0.4 pp
3.72% YoY+0.37 pp
6.35% YoY+0.77 pp
2.5%0 pp
3.88%+0.13 pp
98.32USD/bbl−19.32 USD/bbl
115.09USD/bbl+7.79 USD/bbl
3USD/MMBtu+0.1 USD/MMBtu
522.1CAD B annualized+8.2 CAD B
5.4% YoY+0.3 pp
5.4CAD B+0.4 CAD B
3,813.96USD B annualized+98 USD B
6.29% YoY+0.73 pp
-105.05USD B+0.69 USD B
+41 bplong − short
+35 bplong − short

Indicator in focus

Manufacturing PMI

China · Oct 2026

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Below 50
49.3Index

−0.8 pts vs prior 50.1

Low 49.0High 50.8

Observed history · Oct 2023–Oct 2026 · 37 readings. Marker: latest.

What it means

The October reading fell below 50, reversing September’s move into expansion. Production and new orders also fell below that threshold. This is a diffusion survey of manufacturing conditions, not a percentage change in national output.

Source & measurement

NBS official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in October from 50.1 in September. Below 50 indicates contraction. The 37-month history combines the official October 2024, October 2025 and October 2026 release tables; no missing months are interpolated.

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Changes compare with the previous published observation. Percentage-rate changes are in percentage points (pp). Trends show up to 12 recent observations on individual scales. History ranges cover the available observations shown in each panel.

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