Hebei Province steel sector PMI falls to 40.7 percent in July

Tuesday, 04 August 2015 12:24:41 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai
       

In July this year, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) of the steel sector in China’s Hebei Province decreased to 40.7 percent, down 1.4 percentage points month on month, falling to the lowest level in five months, as announced by the Hebei Province Metallurgical Industry Association.

In July, the overall new order index for Hebei Province's steel sector stood at 43.5 percent, up 4.3 percentage points compared to the previous month. Meanwhile, the new export order index for the sector was at 41.7 percent, up 3.2 percentage points month on month. In the given month, the production index for Hebei Province's steel sector was at 38.3 percent, down 2.1 percent month on month. In July, the inventory index for finished steel in Hebei Province increased to 51.1 percent, up 3.3 percentage points month on month. In addition, the raw material inventory index in Hebei Province decreased to 34 percent, down 6.2 percentage points month on month.


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