The PMI for China’s manufacturing sector was 50.3 in April—down by 0.1 pp from the March figure, as new orders witnessed a slowdown, official data show.
The new order sub-index fell to 50.6 in April from 51.6 in the preceding month.
Non-manufacturing PMI fell into contraction territory at 49.4, compared to the 50.1 seen in March.
China’s composite PMI dipped to 50.1 in April from March’s 50.5.