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Opinion | Can China engineer a price recovery that doesn’t make people feel poorer?

South China Morning Post · · 205 words · By Tony Zhao
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“Manufacturing remained in expansion with the official April PMI at 50.3”
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Multiple independent sources, including Google News and a specific news report, confirm the official manufacturing PMI for April was 50.3.
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web search NEUTRAL — China manufacturing PMI steady at 50.3 as exports rise.China's manufacturing PMI continues expansion in April. 6 days ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — China’s manufacturing sector edged into marginal expansion in April, as its Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 50.3.
https://asianbusinessreview.com/economy/news/chinas-manufact…
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web search NEUTRAL — Caixin China manufacturing PMI for April falls to seven-month low of 50.3.The official manufacturing PMI fell less sharply but still slid to a six-month low of 51.2 in April from March's near five-yea…
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/01/caixin-reports-china-factory…
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“non-manufacturing activity returned to contraction at 49.4”
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Two independent sources (WSJ and a report on China's manufacturing sector) confirm the official non-manufacturing PMI was 49.4 in April.
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web search NEUTRAL — Operating conditions across China’s manufacturing sector continued to deteriorate in April, albeit marginally.The official manufacturing PMI, released Sunday, fell to 50.1 in April from 50.2 in March.
https://www.edgeandodds.com/china-manufacturing-pmi-at-49-4-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The official nonmanufacturing PMI, which covers both service and construction activity, tumbled back to contractionary territory.China’s factory activity held up in April, suggesting limited pressure …
https://www.wsj.com/economy/china-factory-activity-expansion…
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web search NEUTRAL — China’s non-manufacturing PMI — which includes sub-indexes for service sector activity and construction — came in at 49.4 in April, down 0.7 percentage points from the previous month, NBS data showed.…
https://www.apdnews.com/en/6rijizhqymrf79e41h524
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“services at 49.6”
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While sources confirm the overall non-manufacturing PMI was 49.4, the provided evidence does not explicitly state the specific sub-index value for 'services' as 49.6.
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web search NEUTRAL — BEIJING, April 30 -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 49.4 this month, down 0.7 percentage points from the previous month, official data showed on T…
https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202604/30/cont…
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web search NEUTRAL — BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 49.4 this month, down 0.7 percentage points from the previous month, official data sh…
http://en.people.cn/n3/2026/0430/c90000-20452275.html
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web search NEUTRAL — China's April RatingDog Services PMI rose to 52.6, up from 52.1 in March, indicating an acceleration in the private services sector. This contrasts sharply with the official non-manufacturing PMI, whi…
https://www.edgen.tech/news/post/chinas-private-services-pmi…
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“construction at 48.0”
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The search results for construction PMI refer to Germany or the UK, or provide general definitions, but do not provide the specific official China construction PMI value for April.
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web search NEUTRAL — China, Mainland Caixin Services PMI (Apr).It is divided into manufacturing PMI, service PMI and construction PMI in some countries. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion in overall activity, while…
https://www.fastbull.com/calendar-detail/germany-constructio…
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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P Global Germany Construction PMI plunged to 42.1 in April 2026, a sharp drop from 48.0 in March and the lowest level since March 2025.
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/construction-pmi/news/5…
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web search NEUTRAL — The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of FXStreet nor its advertisers.
https://www.fxstreet.com/news/united-kingdom-sp-global-const…
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“the index for raw material purchase prices remained elevated at 63.7”
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The People's Daily Online report explicitly states that the sub-index for raw material purchase prices remained elevated at 63.7.
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web search NEUTRAL — China, [h] officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), [i] is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17%…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · China, the largest of all Asian countries, occupies nearly the entire East Asian landmass and covers approximately one-fourteenth of the land area of Earth, making it almost as large as t…
https://www.britannica.com/place/China
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web search NEUTRAL — Get all the latest news, live updates and content about China from across the BBC.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world/asia/china
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“the factory-gate price index stood at 55.1”
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The People's Daily Online report explicitly states that the factory-gate price index was 55.1.
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web search NEUTRAL — The sub-index for raw material purchase prices remained elevated at 63.7, while the factory-gate price index was 55.1, indicating notable increases in overall manufacturing sector prices.
http://en.people.cn/n3/2026/0430/c90000-20452277.html
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web search NEUTRAL — BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.3 in April, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, official data showed Thu…
https://english.news.cn/20260430/f53060652086435baa23fe4cf0d…
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web search NEUTRAL — BEIJING, April 30 -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.3 in April, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, official data showed Thursday. A …
https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202604/30/cont…
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