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Manufacturing Pulse Index: May 2026 Reading Is 40

The official May 2026 release of the U.S. Manufacturing Pulse Index: a reading of 40, with pillar scores and the trailing range.

The U.S. Manufacturing Pulse Index reads 40 for May 2026. The composite fell 7 points versus the prior month and sits 7 points above its year-ago reading, against a trailing-12-month range of 35 to 47. Readings above 50 indicate expanding U.S. manufacturing conditions across the demand, labor, materials, and energy series the index tracks; readings below 50 indicate contraction.

U.S. Manufacturing Pulse Index, May 2026: 40. Trailing 12 months: low 35, high 47. Built from federal data (FRED, BLS, EIA, Census) and refreshed automatically as agencies publish.

About this release

This is the archived May 2026 release of the U.S. Manufacturing Pulse Index, published under the index's monthly release calendar (a reading for month M is released early in month M+1). The index methodology, input series, and weighting are documented on the methodology page, and the full monthly history is downloadable as JSON and CSV from the datasets page. Cite this release as: MFG Calcs, "U.S. Manufacturing Pulse Index, May 2026 release," MFG Calcs Data Library, 2026, https://www.mfgcalcs.com/news/manufacturing-pulse-index-2026-05.

Published 2026-06-01.