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S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMI GBP

Medium impact Updated after every release

What this release is

The S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMI provides a monthly measure of overall business activity across the manufacturing and services sectors. This business sector data is officially sourced from markiteconomics.com and is published jointly by S&P Global and CIPS.

Forex traders monitor this indicator as a gauge of economic health. Stronger business activity can suggest economic expansion, which may influence the Bank of England’s monetary policy decisions regarding interest rates. Conversely, weaker activity might signal economic contraction, potentially affecting the outlook for the British Pound.

After past releases, market attention often focuses on the initial headline figure. Subsequent revisions to the data can also draw market interest. The typical impact rating for this release is considered medium, with market digestion often occurring around the time of its monthly publication.

How hard it hits, measured

168 releases · own feed
Typical GBPUSD move
12pips / 1h
Median absolute move in the hour after the release
Big-release move
25pips / 1h
Top-quarter releases move at least this much
Largest measured
92pips
Biggest one-hour reaction in our archive
Direction reliability
n/a
Unlocks after 8 live-captured releases with consensus. Measured, never estimated
Pair5 min15 min1 hourBig release (1h)
GBPUSD5.6p7.8p12p25p
EURGBP3.2p3.9p6.6p12p
GBPAUD7.0p11p20p32p
GBPCAD6.2p7.4p16p28p
GBPCHF4.4p6.5p11p20p
GBPJPY7.3p9.2p17p32p
GBPNZD7.2p11p21p38p

How we measure: moves come from our own MT4 price feed and our archived minute bars, sampled 5, 15 and 60 minutes after each release against the pre-release price. No estimates, no third-party numbers. Releases where our feed had a gap are skipped, never guessed.

What usually happens

conditional history
Beat above consensus Accumulating. Shows after 8 live-captured releases n=0 live
Miss below consensus Accumulating. Shows after 8 live-captured releases n=0 live
In line within the surprise band Accumulating. Shows after 8 live-captured releases n=0 live

These are counts of what happened after past releases, conditional on the surprise direction. They are history, not a forecast, and never a trade recommendation. Sample sizes are shown because small samples mislead; rows stay locked until the sample is honest.

Release history

accumulates every release
DateActualForecastPreviousRevised toGBPUSD 1h
Oct 5, 2026————+4.8p—
Sep 23, 2026——52.5—-15p—
Sep 3, 202652.5—52.5—-6.3p—
Aug 21, 202652.5—52.2—+15p—
Aug 5, 202652.2—52.1—-2.4p—
Jul 24, 202652.1—49.3—-13p—
Jul 3, 202649.3—49.4———
Jun 23, 202649.4—49.7—+2.0p—
Jun 3, 202649.7—48.5—-4.6p—
May 21, 202648.5—52.6—-3.2p—
May 6, 202652.6—52—+23p—
Apr 23, 202652—50.3—+13p—
Apr 7, 202650.3—51—+19p—
Mar 24, 202651—53.7—+10p—
Mar 4, 202653.7—53.9—+20p—
Feb 20, 202653.9—51.4—+2.5p—
Jan 6, 202651.4—52.151.2-12p—
Dec 16, 202552.1—51.251.2+13p—
Dec 3, 202551.2—50.5—+19p—
Nov 21, 202550.5—52.2—-33p—
Nov 5, 202552.2—51.1—-11p—
Oct 24, 202551.1—50.1—+17p—
Oct 3, 202550.1—51—-14p—
Sep 23, 202551—53.5—-13p—

Showing the latest 24 of 168 tracked releases.

Reaction = GBPUSD move 60 minutes after the release, measured from our own price history. Story links appear for releases our news desk covered; every release gets a row here whether or not it gets a story. Values from before our live tracking began are the current figures in the official statistical series, so they include later revisions; live rows record the number as printed.

Market statistics, not financial advice. All reaction figures are measured from our own price feed under our published methodology.
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