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China’s factory activity unexpectedly expands in August, a private survey shows

China’s manufacturing activity expanded in August, according to results of a private survey released on Monday as production increased, but export sales fell amid the country’s escalating trade war with the U.S. The Caixin/Markit factory Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was 50.4 in August — better than than the 49.8 analysts polled by Reuters had expected. The Caixin/Markit manufacturing PMI was 49.9 in July.

PMI readings above 50 indicate expansion, while those below that signal contraction. The subindex for new orders stayed in expansionary territory in August, but inched down from July, suggesting flat demand for manufactured products, said Zhengsheng Zhong, director of macroeconomic analysis at CEBM Group, a subsidiary of Caixin.

However, “the gauge for new export orders remained in contractionary territory and fell to the lowest level this year in August, reflecting declining foreign demand amid an intensifying trade dispute between China and the U.S., ” Zhong said in a press release. The two countries imposed new tariffs on each other’s imports on Sunday.

Despite the improved headline PMI reading in August, due in part to improved production activity, the outlook is not rosy with long-term downward pressure, said Zhong. “Overall demand didn’t improve, and foreign demand declined notably, leading product inventories to grow,” he wrote. “There was no sign of an improvement in companies’ willingness to replenish inventories of inputs or in their confidence. Industrial prices trended down.”

China’s factory activity unexpectedly expands in August, a private survey shows, CNBC, Sep 02
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