China Manufacturing PMI Slips To 51.3 In January

The manufacturing sector in China continued to expand in January, albeit at a slightly slower pace, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday with a manufacturing PMI score of 51.3.

That exceeded expectations for 51.2, although it was down from 51.4 in December.

The bureau also said that its non-manufacturing PMI came in at 54.6 in January, in line with forecasts and up from 54.5 in the previous month.

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