The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 51.1 in July from 50.9 in June, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today, Friday, July 31. In this index anything above 50 indicates expansion and anything below 50 indicates contraction. The non-manufacturing PMI index dropped slightly to 54.2, while the construction index rose […]


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