Slight Improvement in Iran's Purchasing Managers’ Index

The Statistics and Economic Analysis Center of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture has published its latest report on the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) in Iran, under the Farsi acronym “Shamekh”.
The new report for the Iranian month Dey (Dec. 22, 2018-Jan. 20) shows that despite a relative uptick in the index, Iran’s economy is still in decline.
Results published on ICCIMA's website show that PMI stood at 39.35 in Dey from 39.21 in the preceding month, Azar (Nov. 22-Dec. 21, 2018), indicating a 14-point growth month-on-month.