China's Retail Sales Up 17% in First Nine Months

In June, the Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing industry was 50.9 percent, a slight drop of 0.1 percentage point compared with last month, and continued to be above the threshold. The manufacturing industry continued to expand steadily.

In May, the Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing industry was 51.0 percent, 0.1 percentage point lower than that of last month, and still higher than the threshold. The manufacturing industry kept expanding steadily.

In March 2021, China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 51.9 percent, 1.3 percentage points higher than that of last month, and the climate of manufacturing industry recovered.

China produced 174.99 million mt of crude steel in January-February, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%.

In February, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing industry was 50.6 percent, which was 0.7 percentage point lower than that of last month. It was above the threshold for 12 consecutive months, and the prosperity level of manufacturing industry was lower than that of last month.

Sales prices of newly-built commercial housing in 4 first-tier cities in China increased by 0.6% month-on-month in January, according to data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

China’s crude steel production in December stood at 67.05 million mt, up 1.4% month on month but down 0.3% year on year.

China’s aluminum output fell for two consecutive months to the lowest level since April 2016 in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Aluminum ingot prices in China rose at a slower pace in late July after a jump early in the month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). 

Chinese aluminium, copper cathode, lead and zinc production increased during the month of March this year, according to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).