In November this year, the China Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) indicated a final reading of 48.6, rising from the Caixin PMI final reading of 48.3 for October, as announced by Beijing-based Caixin media group.
Meanwhile, as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China’s manufacturing sector was at 49.6 percent in November of the current year, down 0.2 percent compared to the previous month.