China’s manufacturing sector continued to expand at the start of the final quarter of the year, latest PMI data by S&P Global show.
At 50.6, down from 51.2 in September, the latest reading indicated that growth slowed in the latest survey period and was only marginal.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government’s official data revealed the manufacturing PMI stood at 49 in the month—down by 0.8 pp from September.