Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 08:44
China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector dipped slightly to 53.9 in August from July's 54.1, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 08:58
A separate HSBC PMI survey showed China's factory activity shrank for a third straight month in July, matching a preliminary reading published last week.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 08:52
The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit Economics Research, fell to 47.7 in July from June's 48.2
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 08:46
A sub-index measuring employment slid to 47.3 in July, the weakest since March 2009. It stood at 47.6 in June and has been below 50 for four months in a row.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 14:41
A PMI reading above 50 percent indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 percent indicates contraction.
Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 19:28
June marked the ninth consecutive month that the PMI figure stayed above 50 percent, the line demarcating expansion from contraction, reported Xinhua.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 16:37
China's PMI for the manufacturing sector rose to 50.8 percent.
Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2013, 12:59
China's non-manufacturing sector shrank in April, according to figures issued.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 11:28
China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell to 50.6 percent in April from 50. 9 percent in March, raising concerns over continued slowdown of the world's second largest economy.
Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 16:04
Enterprises are demonstrating positive signs in their performance and the economy is stabilizing with upward momentum, reported Xinhua citing the statement.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 14:01
China's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a preliminary readout of manufacturing activities, rose in April for five consecutive months, indicating the economy is on path of steady growth.
Last Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012, 09:14
Asian stock markets drifted lower Friday, as nervous investors turned their focus to China after digesting a report showing a slowdown in Japanese industrial production.
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