The manufacturing sector in China continued to expand in October, and at a much faster rate, the latest survey from Caixin revealed on Tuesday with a manufacturing PMI score of 51.2.
That beat forecasts for 50.1, which would have been unchanged from the previous month.
It also moved further above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction.
Individually, production expanded at a quicker pace as total new order d=growth accelerated.
Employment declined at its slowest rate since May 2015, and firms saw inflationary pressures pick up sharply.
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