In this undated file photo, workers weld at a workshop of an automobile manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector came in at 48 in November, down from 49.2 in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below reflects contraction.
Production activities have been slowed down by the epidemic outbreaks, with the sub-index for production standing at 47.8 in November, down 1.8 percentage points from the previous month
The November reading was weighed on by sporadic and scattered COVID-19 resurgences at home and the complex international environment, the bureau's senior statistician Zhao Qinghe said.
Production activities have been slowed down by the epidemic outbreaks, with the sub-index for production standing at 47.8 in November, down 1.8 percentage points from the previous month. Demand has also declined, with the sub-index for new orders dropping 1.7 percentage points from October to 46.4.
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Non-manufacturing PMI down
Wednesday's data also showed the purchasing managers' index for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 46.7 in November, down from 48.7 in October.
The business volume of industries such as road and air transportation, hospitality and catering dropped in November, while that for monetary and financial services maintained expansion
The service sector was weaker this month as resurgences of COVID-19 cases dampened market activities, with its sub-index for business activities declining to 45.1, down from 47 in October, according to Zhao.
The business volume of industries such as road and air transportation, hospitality and catering dropped in November, while that for monetary and financial services maintained expansion.
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The sub-index measuring expectations for business activities of the service sector came in at 53.1 in November, Zhao noted.
The construction sector maintained expansion this month, with the sub-index for business activities standing at 55.4. The business expectation sub-index for the sector reached 59.6, indicating increased optimism among construction enterprises.