CH Manufacturing PMI

Activity in China’s sprawling manufacturing sector expanded in February, a surprise upswing despite fresh hits from U.S. tariffs, underscoring the economy’s resilience after Beijing’s stimulus pivot since last fall. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index came in at 50.2 in February, compared with 49.1 in January and the 49.9 forecast by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal, according to data released Saturday by the National Bureau of Statistics. The 50 threshold separates expansion from contraction. China’s ...

China’s factory activity in January unexpectedly contracted, reversing the expansionary momentum in the past three months, partly due to a slow season ahead of the Lunar New year. The official purchasing managers’ index for January came in at 49.1, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday showed. The reading fell short of Reuters poll estimates of 50.1. PMI in December came in at 50.1, while in November it was 50.3. A PMI reading above the 50 threshold indicates expansion in activity, while one below that denotes ...

China’s November factory activity growth missed analysts’ expectations Tuesday, signaling that Beijing’s stimulus measures were not sufficient to meaningfully boost the country’s ailing economy. The country’s official purchasing managers’ index for December came in at 50.1, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics data showed. The reading missed Reuters’ expectations of 50.3. Manufacturing activity came in 50.3 in November and 50.1 in October. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion in activity, while a figure below that ...

China’s factory activity continued to expand in November, after a broad package of stimulus measures helped reverse months of contraction. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index was 50.3, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday, above the 50 mark that separates expansion and contraction. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was for a gain to 50.2 from 50.1 in October. The non-manufacturing measure of activity in construction and services slipped to 50 in November from the October reading ...

China’s official purchasing managers’ index for October came in at 50.1, in expansionary territory for the first time since April, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Thursday. The reading was expected to come in at 49.9, according to a Reuters poll. September’s reading was 49.8. The last time the PMI was above the 50-point line that determines contraction from activity was in April, with a reading of 50.4. A survey released Wednesday by the U.S.-based China Beige Book of 1,436 Chinese businesses between Oct. 18 ...