Tag: manufacturing
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Cost Pressures Return as China’s August Factory Gate Prices Re-enter Expansion
Read more: Cost Pressures Return as China’s August Factory Gate Prices Re-enter ExpansionAugust 31, 2026 (InvestinChina.asia) — A recovery in domestic demand drove a repair in China’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for August, lifting the “visibility” of an economic bottom, according to a research note by Guolian Minsheng Securities. Yet the headline gauge still sat below the 50-point neutral threshold, and the improvement was concentrated in…
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Domestic Demand, Not Tariffs, Sank China’s July PMI—New Orders Drop 2.7 Points
Read more: Domestic Demand, Not Tariffs, Sank China’s July PMI—New Orders Drop 2.7 PointsJuly 31, 2026 (InvestinChina.asia) – China’s factory activity slipped back into contraction in July, with the official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index falling to 49.2 from 50.3 in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday(July 31, 2026). The reading missed the median economist forecast of 50.1 and marked the first time the headline gauge has…
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China’s Manufacturing PMI Dips, Exports Show Resilience Amid Policy Calls for More Support
Read more: China’s Manufacturing PMI Dips, Exports Show Resilience Amid Policy Calls for More SupportChina’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to 49.4 in July, down from 49.5 the previous month, remaining below the pivotal 50-point threshold that distinguishes expansion from contraction. This marks the fifth month this year that the index has languished below this benchmark, signaling prolonged softness in manufacturing conditions. The non-manufacturing PMI also experienced a…