As financial actions develop ninth consecutive month
By Elizabeth Adegbesan
Actions within the industrial sector declined at 49.1 index factors in August 2025 following a decline in 10 of its subsectors amongst 17 surveyed.
The Central Financial institution of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this immediately in its Buying Managers Index Report for August 2025.
“The Trade Sector index, at 49.1 factors, indicated contraction in industrial actions in August 2025.
“Output, New Orders and employment indicated decline in August 2025 at 49.6, 47.2 and 48.9 index factors, respectively.
“Equally, Inventory of Uncooked Supplies skilled contraction at 48.9 index factors within the evaluate month.
“Nonetheless, in August 2025, the Suppliers’ Supply Time index recorded quick supply time at 52.4 index factors.
“Among the many 17 sub-sectors surveyed within the Trade sector, 7 recorded expansions, whereas the remaining 10 subsectors indicated contraction.
“The sub-sector with the best enlargement was Transportation Gear, whereas Paper Merchandise recorded the best stage of contraction.”
Nonetheless, the CBN stated the service and Agriculture sectors recorded enlargement at 51.9 and 53.9 index factors respectively.
This resulted in an total enlargement in financial actions at 51.7 index factors in the course of the evaluate interval.
“The composite PMI for August 2025 stood at 51.7 factors, indicating an enlargement in financial actions for the ninth consecutive month.
“Out of the 36 subsectors coated within the survey, 22 skilled enlargement in financial exercise.
“The Service Sector index, at 51.9 factors in August 2025, indicated enlargement for the seventh consecutive month, with ten (10) subsectors recording progress in financial actions out of the fourteen (14) subsectors coated.
“At 53.9 index factors, the Agriculture Sector recorded enlargement for the thirteenth consecutive month in August 2025.
“All of the 5 (5) subsectors recorded progress in agricultural actions.
Trade Sector recorded the best enter and output costs hole within the month of August 2025 at 7.4 factors, whereas providers recorded the bottom hole at 3.7 factors.
“Total, the August 2025 PMI knowledge indicated a continued enlargement in financial actions throughout Nigeria.
“The enlargement for providers and Agriculture sectors underpins a beneficial outlook within the third quarter of the yr (Q3’25).”
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