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June manufacturing sector growth ebbs: Caixin PMI

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2018-07-03 10:12:22Global Times/Agencies Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download

Growth in China's manufacturing sector cooled slightly in June as firms faced rising input costs and a decline in export orders amid an escalating trade dispute with the U.S., a private survey showed on Monday.

The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) declined to 51.0 in June from May's 51.1, matching economists' forecasts. It remained above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction for the 13th consecutive month.

A sub-index for output rose to 52.1 in June, a four-month high, though new order growth slowed and companies chose to sell down existing inventories instead of restocking.

The survey showed new export orders contracted for the third straight month and the most in two years, though there was no significant slide from the previous two months.

China faces escalating trade tensions with the U.S., its largest export market, adding to uncertainty about the manufacturing sector at a time when domestic demand appears to be cooling.

Economic data in May showed China's economy is finally slowing, with weaker credit growth and a tighter liquidity environment hurting investment in local government building projects, which have helped boost the industrial sector.

This week, the U.S. and China are set to impose new tariffs on each other, with both sides threatening to up the ante if the other doesn't back down.

For now, China's factories appear to have maintained solid overall growth, despite the government's war on industrial pollution, a slowing housing market and a tightening funding environment.

Official PMI released on Saturday showed a slowing of factory growth in June, with the manufacturing index slipping to 51.5, from May's 51.9.

Underscoring growing anxiety about the outlook, Caixin's June survey found that manufacturers were the least optimistic they have been about future growth prospects since December.

"Overall, the manufacturing PMI survey pointed to strengthening price pressures in June. Deteriorating exports and weak employment, along with companies' destocking and poor capital turnover, put pressure on the manufacturing sector," said Zhong Zhengsheng, an analyst at CEBM Group.

  

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