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China's non-manufacturing PMI rises in December

China's service sector activity slightly recovered in December, an official monthly survey showed on Thursday.

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector rebounded to 54.1 in December from 53.9 in November, according to a report released jointly by the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

However, the reading was still above the 50-percent boom-bust line, which separates expansion from contraction on a monthly basis. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 represents contraction.

The PMI samples 1,200 non-manufacturing enterprises of various sizes nationwide. It tracks activity in sectors including services, construction, software, aviation, railway transport and real estate.

The sub-index for construction industry fell to 57.1 in December from 58.9 in November, while sub-index for services rose to 53.3 in December from 52.6 in November.

New order sub-index for the entire non-manufacturing sector rose to 50.5 in December from 50.1 in November.




 

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