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China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

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Mar 31, 2024

Actual

50.8

Forecast

50.1

49.1

China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) provides an early indication each month of economic activities in the Chinese manufacturing sector.It is compiled by China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP) and China Logistics Information Centre (CLIC), based on data collected by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).Li & Fung Research Centre is responsible for drafting and disseminating the English PMI report. Every month questionnaires are sent to over 700 manufacturing enterprises all over China. The data presented here is compiled from the enterprises responses about their purchasing activities and supply situations. The PMI should be compared to other economic data sources when used in decision-making.
A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the CNY , while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the CNY.

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Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Apr 29, 2024 (Apr)	21:30			50.8
Mar 30, 2024 (Mar)	21:30	50.8	50.1	49.1
Feb 29, 2024 (Feb)	21:30	49.1	49.1	49.2
Jan 30, 2024 (Jan)	21:30	49.2	49.2	49.0
Dec 30, 2023 (Dec)	21:30	49.0	49.5	49.4
Nov 29, 2023 (Nov)	21:30	49.4	49.7	49.5

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