The official manufacturing PMI edged down to a six-month low of 49.1 in August on weaker demand.
IP growth may have slowed sharply to 4% y/y; export growth likely accelerated partly due to base effects. Policy measures likely supported equipment investment and consumer goods retail sales. PPI deflation may have accelerated on subdued demand; CPI inflation likely picked up on food prices, Standard Chartered macro analysts Hunter Chan and Shuang Ding note. Growth momentum turns softer “The official manufacturing PMI edged down further to 49.1 in August from 49.
” “The services PMI improved 0.2pts to 50.2 on better transport, sports and entertainment activity in August, while capital market, real estate and residential services performance declined. Retail sales growth likely rebounded seasonally to 4% y/y from 2.7% in July. Fixed asset investment YTD growth may have remained stable. While we think equipment investment growth was resilient in August, infrastructure investment likely remained soft.
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