Weak Chinese factory activity puts pressure on Beijing to support economy
中国制造业活动仍然疲弱
Investors await concrete policy measures to revive stalled growth as manufacturing recovery lags
中国7月份制造业PMI由上月的49升至49.3，但为连续第四个月收缩，同时服务业和其他行业PMI下滑，这增加了政策制定者提振经济的压力。
Manufacturing activity in China contracted for a fourth straight month in July while growth in services and other sectors slipped, adding to calls for Beijing to unveil concrete measures to boost the flagging recovery of the world’s second-biggest economy.
中国7月份制造业活动连续第四个月收缩，服务业和其他行业增长下滑，这加大了要求北京方面出台具体措施以提振全球第二大经济体疲弱复苏势头的呼声。
China’s official manufacturing sector purchasing managers’ index for July came in at 49.3, slightly higher than analysts’ forecasts of 49.2 and above June’s reading of 49 but still in contraction territory.
中国官方公布的7月份制造业采购经理指数(PMI)为49.3，略高于分析师预测的49.2，也高于6月份的49，但仍处于收缩区间。
The non-manufacturing PMI, which includes sectors such as construction and agriculture, fell to 51.5 from 53.2 the previous month. It was short of the 53 forecast by Goldman Sachs.
包括建筑业和农业在内的非制造业PMI从上月的53.2降至51.5，低于高盛(Goldman Sachs)预测的53。
