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''Information technology''.  
(PMI).


A markup language is a computer language that uses tags to define elements within a document.  
1. ''Economic indicators - US.''


It is human-readable, meaning markup files contain standard words, rather than typical programming syntax.  
The US Purchasing Managers' Index measures new orders, production, employment and supplier deliveries, based on a survey of North American manufacturing businesses.


While several markup languages exist, the two most popular are HTML and XML.
It is an important measure of economic activity.
 
 
The US PMI is published monthly by the US Institute for Supply Management.
 
 
2. ''UK''.
 
A similarly-structured index for UK manufacturing.
 
The UK PMI is published by IHS Markit and the Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply (CIPS).
 
 
3.
 
Similar indices for other economies.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Extensible markup language]] (XML)
* [[Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply]]
* [[HyperText Markup Language]] (HTML)
* [[Institute for Supply Management]]
* [[Information technology]]
* [[PMI]]
* [[Markup]]


[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 14:25, 28 August 2019

(PMI).

1. Economic indicators - US.

The US Purchasing Managers' Index measures new orders, production, employment and supplier deliveries, based on a survey of North American manufacturing businesses.

It is an important measure of economic activity.


The US PMI is published monthly by the US Institute for Supply Management.


2. UK.

A similarly-structured index for UK manufacturing.

The UK PMI is published by IHS Markit and the Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply (CIPS).


3.

Similar indices for other economies.


See also