ISM Manufacturing PMI - August 2026

<p>This is a market about the ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers&#39; Index (PMI) for August 2026, as reported by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector relative to the previous month; a reading below 50 indicates contraction.</p><p><br></p><p>This market will resolve to the bracket containing the ISM Manufacturing PMI for August 2026 according to the monthly ISM Manufacturing PMI Report On Business.</p><p><br></p><p>The resolution source for this market will be the ISM Manufacturing PMI Report On Business released for August 2026 (<a href="https://www.ismworld.org/supply-management-news-and-reports/reports/ism-report-on-business/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ismworld.org/supply-management-news-and-reports/reports/ism-report-on-business/</a>), currently scheduled to be released on September 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data.</p><p><br></p><p>Note: although ISM describes the PMI reading using the term &quot;percent&quot; in its official release (e.g., &quot;The Manufacturing PMI registered 52.7 percent&quot;), the PMI is a diffusion index, not a true percentage. For the purposes of this market, the PMI reading will be treated as a plain numerical value, consistent with how the index is universally quoted in financial markets.</p><p><br></p><p>Note: The ISM Manufacturing PMI is reported to one decimal point. Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving this market.</p><p><br></p><p>If ISM does not release the relevant figures on the scheduled date, this market may remain open until the scheduled release time of the next ISM Manufacturing PMI report (<a href="https://www.ismworld.org/supply-management-news-and-reports/reports/rob-report-calendar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ismworld.org/supply-management-news-and-reports/reports/rob-report-calendar/</a>). If the information is not released by that time, this market will resolve according to the figures of the most recent previous month with available data.</p>