BCI - Manufacturing — Business Confidence – Indices
Diffusion Index of Business Confidence for manufacturing sector Note: Diffusion Index (DI) ranges from 0 to 100; interpretation of which is as follows: DI > 50 indicates that Positive views are more than Negative views; DI = 50 indicates that Positive views and Negative views are equal; DI < 50 indicates that Positive views are less than the Negative views.
Latest · July 2026: 51.85 (index) — updated 01 Jul 2026
Change on period: +5.94 (+12.94%)
Recent observations
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | 51.85 |
| 01 Jun 2026 | 45.91 |
| 01 May 2026 | 44.91 |
| 01 Apr 2026 | 47.32 |
| 01 Mar 2026 | 46.00 |
| 01 Feb 2026 | 56.10 |
| 01 Jan 2026 | 54.80 |
| 01 Dec 2025 | 51.80 |
Full history back to 01 Oct 2017, CSV export and API access start with a free key.
About this series
Diffusion Index of Business Confidence for manufacturing sector Note: Diffusion Index (DI) ranges from 0 to 100; interpretation of which is as follows: DI > 50 indicates that Positive views are more than Negative views; DI = 50 indicates that Positive views and Negative views are equal; DI < 50 indicates that Positive views are less than the Negative views.
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Who uses this
- Development researcher
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Metadata
| Series ID | social.bci_manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Source | SBP |
| Unit | index |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First observation | 01 Oct 2017 |
| Last observation | 01 Jul 2026 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/social.bci_manufacturing"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
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FAQ
What is BCI - Manufacturing — Business Confidence – Indices?
Diffusion Index of Business Confidence for manufacturing sector Note: Diffusion Index (DI) ranges from 0 to 100; interpretation of which is as follows: DI > 50 indicates that Positive views are more than Negative views; DI = 50 indicates that Positive views and Negative views are equal; DI < 50 indicates that Positive views are less than the Negative views.
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan population and social data on BCI - Manufacturing — Business Confidence – Indices?
Yes. BCI - Manufacturing — Business Confidence – Indices is an official Pakistan population and social time series (monthly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2017 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/social.bci_manufacturing, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does BCI - Manufacturing — Business Confidence – Indices go?
PakDataHub carries BCI - Manufacturing — Business Confidence – Indices covering 2017 to 2026, updated on a monthly basis from SBP.
How do I get BCI - Manufacturing — Business Confidence – Indices via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/social.bci_manufacturing with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.