The National reports UAE non-oil PMI eased to 54.8 in October as selling prices rose

The National reports S&P Global’s UAE non-oil PMI eased to 54.8 in October from 55.3 in September, remaining above the 50 survey threshold. Respondents raised selling prices at the fastest pace since the survey began in August 2009, while employment fell slightly. These are business-survey indicators, not a national inflation rate or a GDP result.

By Editorial Team · Published 5 Oct 2026 · Updated 4 Nov 2026 10:19 UTC

Source published: 5 Oct 2026 07:56 UTC

Urgency: Context · Evidence: Attributed claim

What the sources establish

S&P Global is the claimant for the October survey; The National reports its figures and respondent trends. The underlying October release could not be accessed, and respondent data were not inspected. Other accounts repeating this survey do not independently audit it. The article contains an apparent month typo in one sentence; its headline, overview and body comparison consistently identify October at 54.8 after September’s 55.3. No material disagreement on the selected values was found. The National’s ownership/affiliation classification remains under review. The original September-release publication minute and representative country marker are retained for this continuing signal; the latest source was published on November 4. No identity or sensitive location is inferred.

Evidence last checked: 4 Nov 2026 10:18 UTC.

Corrections and updates

Updated on November 4 with the October survey, replacing the September headline reading. The earlier September report remains in the source and change history; this is a monthly follow-up, not a new signal.

5 Oct 2026 09:29 UTC — First published as an attributed national survey report with explicit limits on price and GDP interpretation; Dubai's sub-index is not split into a second signal.

4 Nov 2026 10:18 UTC — Updated the existing UAE PMI signal with October’s 54.8 reading after September’s 55.3, survey-record selling-price increases and a slight employment decline. Retained the stable ID, original event marker and prior history; distinguished survey results from national inflation and GDP.

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Sources

The National Ownership / affiliation unverified
Sarmad Khan's original newsroom report of S&P Global's September UAE survey and attributed economist comments
MUFG Research Ownership / affiliation unverified
separately authored economic analysis repeating the same UAE survey number and stronger output; not independently collected survey data
S&P Global Market Intelligence Ownership / affiliation unverified
primary explanation of survey and diffusion-index methodology, not the September UAE country release
The National Ownership / affiliation unverified
Aarti Nagraj’s newsroom report of S&P Global’s October UAE business survey and attributed economist comments

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