1 May 2020 China's Benign Manufacturing PMI Masks Worrying Underlying Trends

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)30th Apr 2020 20:10China+, Asia Key Issues, Economic Monitor

China's official manufacturing PMI edged down to 50.8 in April, from 52.0 in March. The output sub- index stayed relatively high, inching down only to 53.7 from 54.1, and chiming with our initial take on the industrial production data for March.

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