China’s Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49 in December, down from 49.4 in November, data released on Tuesday showed. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49 in December, down from 49.4 in November, data released on Tuesday showed. Photo: Xinhua
China manufacturing
Economy /  Economic Indicators

China’s factory activity shrank in December as Covid-19 ‘continued to take a toll on the economy’

  • Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49 in December, down from 49.4 in November
  • On Saturday, China’s official manufacturing PMI fell to 47 in December from 48 in November

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Updated: 11:37am, 3 Jan, 2023

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China’s Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49 in December, down from 49.4 in November, data released on Tuesday showed. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49 in December, down from 49.4 in November, data released on Tuesday showed. Photo: Xinhua
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