A staff member works in a textile factory at the integrated industrial park in Moyu County of Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan 11, 2022. (DING LEI / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector came in at 47.4 in April, down from 49.5 in March, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Saturday.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 reflects contraction.
The resurgence of domestic COVID-19 infections has weighed on China's factory activities and market demand, NBS senior statistician Zhao Qinghe said
The resurgence of domestic COVID-19 infections has weighed on China's factory activities and market demand, NBS senior statistician Zhao Qinghe said.
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The sub-index for production stood at 44.4 in April, down 5.1 points from the previous month, and the sub-index for new orders stood at 42.6, down 6.2 points from March.
Non-manufacturing PMI down
Saturday's data also showed the PMI for the non-manufacturing sector came in at 41.9 in April, down from 48.4 in March.
The new order index for the non-manufacturing sector stood at 37.4, down 8.3 points from the previous month, indicating falling demand in the market.
The COVID-19 resurgences have impacted the services sector most in April, as 19 of the 21 sectors surveyed were in the contraction range, Zhao said.
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The sub-index for the services sector stood at 40 in April, down 6.7 points from that in March, indicating a downward trend in the sector.
The construction sector has continued expansion, but the sub-index for the sector was down 5.4 points from March to 52.7 in April.