Monday, September 3, 2012

What’s Next? China factory index slumps to 41-month low




Chinese manufacturing activity deteriorated in August, new data showed, with some analysts wondering whether Beijing was dropping the ball in delaying the rollout of policies to counter the slump, according to marketwatch.  HSBC’s China manufacturing Purchasing Mangers’ Index (PMI), released Monday, offering up its bleakest reading since March 2009, following on the heels of an official PMI Saturday which also showed conditions worsening.

HSBC’s PMI fell to 47.6 in August on a 100-point scale, down from July’s 49.3, marking the 10th straight month-on-month deterioration.  The final result also marked a downward revision from an initial 47.8 reading, and was down sharply from July’s 49.3 level….

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