China's steel sector PMI decreases to 52.0 percent in September

Monday, 08 October 2018 10:19:39 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai
       

In September this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector was at 52.0 percent, down 1.4 percentage points as compared to August, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee (CSLC), which is part of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP).

In addition, in September the production index for the steel sector increased by 3.6 percentage points compared to the previous month to 53.6 percent. Meanwhile, in September the sub-index for new orders in the steel sector saw a drop of 9.2 percentage points month on month to 48.9 percent.

In the given month, the finished steel inventory index increased to 53.7 percent, up 13.5 percentage points month on month, the index for new export orders saw a month-on-month decrease of 6.7 percentage points to 46.5 percent, while the purchase price index of raw materials in the Chinese steel sector stood at 63.2 percent, indicating an increase of 1.5 percentage points month on month.


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