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China’s factory activity hits 1-year high, adding to signs economic recovery is picking up pace

www.scmp.com China’s factory activity hits 1-year high in latest sign of economic recovery

Official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rebounds to 50.8 in March, crossing into expansion territory after five months of contraction, but scepticism about world’s No. 2 economy looms due to property woes and local debt.

China’s factory activity hits 1-year high in latest sign of economic recovery
  • Official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rebounds to 50.8 in March, crossing into expansion territory after five months of contraction ⠀

The figure beat the market estimate of 49.9 and returned above the watershed level of 50, which indicates expanding activity, ending five consecutive months of contraction.

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