Chinese factory activity expands at fastest pace in more than a decade
中国工厂活动以十多年来最快速度扩张
Highest manufacturing reading since 2012 offers early signal of recovery following zero-Covid reversal
2月份中国官方制造业PMI为52.6，是2012年4月以来的最高值，它提供了中国疫情后经济复苏的早期信号。
China’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in more than a decade in February, in one of the clearest signs that the world’s second-largest economy is shaking off the effects of a nationwide Covid-19 outbreak and years of growth-constraining pandemic curbs.
今年2月，中国制造业以10多年来最快的速度扩张，这是全球第二大经济体正在摆脱全国范围的新冠疫情和多年来抑制增长的疫情防控措施影响的最明显迹象之一。
The official manufacturing sector purchasing managers’ index hit 52.6 last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, up from January’s reading of 50.1 and beating economists’ expectations of 50.5. The reading was the highest since April 2012.
中国国家统计局数据显示，上月的官方制造业采购经理指数(PMI)为52.6，高于1月份的50.1，也高于经济学家50.5的预期。这是自2012年4月以来的最高值。
A figure of more than 50 on the index, which surveys companies about their activity, indicates an expansion, while one below signals a contraction.
该指数调查企业活动情况，数值高于50意味着扩张，低于50则表示收缩。
