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MNI BRIEF: Caixin China July Manufacturing PMI Contracts Again

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China's Caixin manufacturing PMI dropped 1.3 points to register 49.2 in July from June, falling into the contraction zone below the breakeven 50 mark again after two months of expansion, due to sluggish demand, the financial publisher said Tuesday.

The new orders and production sub-indices recorded new lows since January and February, respectively, as weak demand, especially external demand, weigh on production. The new export orders sub-index has fallen sharply to a new low since October 2022 amid increasing overseas economic risk.

Caixin's PMI mainly tracks small and medium-sized manufacturers. The official PMI, which was released on Monday, covers mainly large state-owned companies and rose 0.3 points to 49.3 in July.

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