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China says manufacturing expanding
Beijing (AFP) May 1, 2009 China's manufacturing activity expanded in April to its highest level for a year, according to data released Friday, in an indication that the nation's economy might be showing signs of recovery. The official Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, for the manufacturing sector rose to 53.5 in April, up from 52.4 in March, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in a statement on its website. A reading above 50 means the manufacturing sector is expanding, while a reading below 50 indicates an overall decline. This was the highest level since April last year, when the official PMI reached 59.2, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a note, quoting official data. It sank to a record low of 38.8 in November due to the global financial crisis, but has improved continuously in the five months since, although it only moved above 50 in March. This "sends a clear signal that real economic activity growth has been improving on a sequential basis from its trough last November," Goldman Sachs said. Manufacturing accounts for more than 40 percent of the economy in China, which has been hit hard by evaporating demand for its products in key export markets such as the United States and Europe. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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