China Data Table: CFLP Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index

Items                        Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar

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Mfg PMI                     51.6  52.4  51.7  51.4  51.7  51.2  51.2  51.8

Production                  53.4  54.7  54.1  53.5  54.4  53.4  53.8  54.2

New Orders                  52.9  54.8  53.1  52.8  53.1  52.3  52.3  53.3

New Export Orders           50.1  51.3  50.4  50.9  52.0  50.7  50.6  51.0

Finished Goods Inventories  46.1  44.2  45.5  46.1  46.3  46.6  48.2  47.3

Imports                     50.3  51.1  51.4  51.1  51.2  50.0  50.2  50.5

Input Prices                63.4  68.4  65.3  57.9  50.4  49.5  51.8  59.3

Raw Materials Inventories   48.6  48.9  48.3  48.5  48.6  48.5  48.3  48.3

Employment                  49.0  49.0  49.1  49.2  49.0  49.4  49.2  50.0

Supplier Delivery Times     48.7  49.3  49.3  50.1  49.9  50.2  50.5  50.3

Business Expectations       57.0  59.4  59.5  59.1  58.7  56.8  56.6  58.3

     Source: China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing(CFLP)

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