Tag: PMI
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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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Imported Inflation Fades, Domestic Demand Hasn’t Taken the Baton: Reading China’s July Price Data
Read more: Imported Inflation Fades, Domestic Demand Hasn’t Taken the Baton: Reading China’s July Price DataAugust 9, 2026 (InvestinChina.asia) — China’s consumer and producer prices both cooled more than markets expected in July, but the headline weakness tells only part of the story. The synchronized decline in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) was overwhelmingly driven by the lagged pass-through of plummeting international crude oil prices…
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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 Factory Activity Contracts Slightly in February, Services Stabilize
Read more: China’s Factory Activity Contracts Slightly in February, Services StabilizeMarch 4, 2026 (InvestinChina.asia) — China’s manufacturing sector contracted marginally in February, as a longer-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday impacted production, according to official data released Tuesday. The non-manufacturing sector, however, saw a slight improvement, buoyed by a holiday-driven rebound in consumer services. Key Data Points Huoli Hui, a senior statistician at the National Bureau…
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July PMI Reveals Subtle Shifts in Domestic Demand
Read more: July PMI Reveals Subtle Shifts in Domestic DemandEvent Summary: On July 31, China’s National Bureau of Statistics released the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data for July, showing the manufacturing PMI at 49.4%, a slight decline of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. Core Insight: The latest PMI numbers suggest a slight weakening in domestic demand, particularly for commodities, with deeper underlying…
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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…