JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for October 2025 climbed to a regional high of 62.7 from 47.1 in September.
Components of the overall index for Missouri from the survey of supply managers for October were new orders at 60.6, production at 59.1, delivery lead time at 69.2, inventories at 62.6, and employment at 62.0.
Regionally, the index moved slightly above growth neutral.
The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index is a leading economic indicator for a nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas.
It measures such factors as new orders, production, supplier delivery times, backlogs, inventories, prices, employment, import orders and exports.
A score above 50 typically indicates an expansionary economy, while a score below 50 forecasts a sluggish economy.