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A woman works at a factory of printed circuit board in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. A survey of factory managers in China released Wednesday, Jan. 31, shows manufacturing contracted in January for a fourth straight month, reflecting weak demand and a faltering recovery in the world's second-largest economy. (Chinatopix Via AP)

China manufacturing contracts for a 4th straight month in January

A survey of factory managers in China shows manufacturing contracted in January for a fourth straight month, reflecting weak demand and a faltering recovery in the world’s second-largest economy

By ZEN SOO
Published - Jan 31, 2024, 12:24 AM ET
Last Updated - Apr 05, 2024, 01:39 AM EDT

SINGAPORE (AP) — A survey of factory managers in China released Wednesday shows manufacturing contracted in January for a fourth straight month, reflecting weak demand and a faltering recovery in the world’s second-largest economy.  

The official Purchasing Managers Index, or PMI, rose slightly to 49.2 in January from 49.0 the month before. The PMI is on a scale up to 100 where 50 marks the cutoff between expansion and contraction.  

The manufacturing PMI has fallen in nine of the past ten months, rising only in September.  

“Overall, the PMI data show that China’s economy remains relatively soft, as confidence remains weak,” Lynn Song of ING Economics said in a report. “Until forward-looking indicators such as new orders return to expansion, economic momentum is likely to remain tepid.” 

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