‎Dubai non-oil sector posts 7-month high in Sept

‎<p ><span ><span class="ckeCaption" ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/412acf28-39e4-46a9-99bd-a06c32de6766.png" ></span><span class="ckeCaption" >Dubai's PMI rose to 54.5 points in September 2026, up from 54.1 points in August, marking a strong improvement in business conditions.</span></span></p> <p></p> <p dir="LTR" >Dubai's SP Global Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 54.5 points in September 2026, up from 54.1 points in August, marking a strong improvement in business conditions. The non-oil private sector reached its highest level in seven months.<br> <br> Business activity accelerated to its fastest pace since the start of the current year, driven by a sharp increase in output. New orders recorded a notable rise, supported by the strongest growth in new export business in two years.</p> <p></p> <p dir="LTR" ></p> <p dir="LTR" >Employment growth resumed in September after a dip in August. However, backlogs of work continued to climb significantly, as a result of strong growth in new orders.</p> <p dir="LTR" ></p> <p dir="LTR" >On prices, the pace of output price increases accelerated to the highest level since January 2014, as companies passed higher input costs on to customers.</p> <p dir="LTR" ></p> <p dir="LTR" ><strong>Dubai PMI performance in 2026</strong></p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >Month</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >Index (point)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >Change (point)</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >January</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >55.9</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >February</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >54.6</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >(1.3)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >March</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >53.2</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >(1.4)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >April</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >51.6</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >(1.6)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >May</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >52.0</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >(0.4)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >June</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >50.7</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >(1.3)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >July</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >51.7</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >+ 1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >August</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >54.1</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >+ 2.7</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="LTR" ><strong><span >September</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >54.5</span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="LTR" ><span >+ 0.4</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> <p dir="LTR" ></p>

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5th October 2026

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