The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China’s manufacturing sector was at 51.5 percent in March of the current year, up 1.2 percentage points compared to February, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
In March, the production index for China's manufacturing sector was up 2.4 percentage points month on month to 53.1 percent, while the new order index for the sector increased by 2.3 percentage points compared to the previous month to 53.3 percent.
The raw material inventory index for China's manufacturing sector was at 49.6 percent in March, up 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous month.
Also in March, the employment index for China's manufacturing sector stood at 49.1 percent, up 1.0 percentage point, while the supplier delivery time index for the sector in question was at 50.1 percent, up 1.7 percentage points, both month on month.