China’s official manufacturing PMI was 50.2 in December, with anything above 50 signalling growth in the sector. Photo: AP

China’s manufacturing steady in December with exporters lifted by US trade war truce

China’s official manufacturing PMI was 50.2 in December, with anything above 50 signalling growth in the sector
Non-manufacturing PMI dropped, showing some signs of weakness in the world’s second largest economy

Topic | China economy

Finbarr Bermingham

Published: 9:06am, 31 Dec, 2019

Updated: 10:12pm, 31 Dec, 2019

China’s official manufacturing PMI was 50.2 in December, with anything above 50 signalling growth in the sector. Photo: AP

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Finbarr Bermingham

Finbarr Bermingham has been reporting on Asian trade since 2014. Prior to this, he covered global trade and economics in London. He joined the Post in 2018, before which he was Asia Editor at Global Trade Review and Trade Correspondent for the International Business Times.