China's Sept exports down 0.3%, imports rise 7.4%

China's exports fell 0.3 percent in September from a year earlier, while imports rose 7.4 percent, the General Administration of Customs said on Saturday.

Service-sector expansion slows

China's service sector expanded at a moderate pace in September, indicated by a 52.4 reading for the HSBC Services Purchasing Managers' Index.

Manufacturing PMI hits 17-month high

China's factory activity set a record high in 17 months in September, an official survey showed, indicating a stable economic rebound.

China's Sept non-manufacturing PMI rises to 55.4%

China's non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 55.4 percent in September from 53.9 percent for August.
Manufacturing field shows positive growth

Major Figures

 

Sept Aug 
Price Indexes
CPI  3.1%  2.6%
PPI   -1.6%
Growth Indexes
PMI  51.1  51.0
Retail   13.4%
Fixed-asset investment    20.3%
Industrial output   10.4%
Trade Indexes
Export $185.64b  $190.7b
Import $170.44b  $162.1b
Surplus $15.27b  $28.6b
Financial Indexes
New loans    
M2    
FDI    
Other Indexes
Fiscal revenue   858.8b yuan
 

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