China's official manufacturing PMI has been below the 50 mark, reflecting contraction rather than expansion, since April. The index for July was 49.3, missing expectations for 49.7 according to a ...

A private gauge of China’s factory activity tumbled into contraction in July, weighed down by slower output and weaker market demand. The China Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers index ...

China's factory activity deteriorated in July, as a softening of new business growth led manufacturers to scale back ...

Today’s stats could reignite bets of a Beijing stimulus package. In June, the China NBS Manufacturing PMI increased from 48.8 to 49.0, while the Non-Manufacturing PMI fell from 54.5 to 53.2.