The manufacturing PMI fell to 51.9 in December from 52.1 last November. The Chinese economy is expected to expand about 2% for the full year at the weakest pace in more than three decades. The official PMI showed that the new export orders sub-index stood at 51.3 in December, down …
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China announced that manufacturing activity expanded in September as the world’s second-largest economy continued to show signs of recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. The official PMI manufacturing index for September came in at 51.5 compared to 51.0 in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. PMI readings above 50 …
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Chinese manufacturing activity growth slowed this month, dropping to 51 points from 51.1 in July, as floods in southwest China disrupted production. With the recorded slowdown, however, Chinese manufacturing activity remained above 50 points, which is the separating point between expansion and contraction, which indicates that the Chinese economy continues …
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