China's Manufacturing Slows To Slowest Level On Record

March 2, 2020

No Comments

China's Manufacturing Slows To Slowest Level On Record — China Railways HXD1B Manufacture Factory
Image by Constantine.nicky

China's Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index came in today at the lowest level on record.

CNY Caixin/Markit Manufacturing PMI (Feb) printed at 40.3 vs 45.7 consensus estimate.

This development comes on the heels of Saturday's release of the official Chinese PMI data at 35.7.

PMI readings below 50 indicate economic contraction.

China manufacturing PMI 35.7 in February

That's a record low - in the 2008 financial crisis it was 38.8 pic.twitter.com/FrDKmJGaJN
— Tom Orlik (@TomOrlik) February 29, 2020

Many analysts believe the coronavirus outbreak will irreparably damage China's reputation as a stable manufacturing hub and force global companies to move their production and supply chains to other locations, or back to their home country.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE

Author

CD Media Staff

The mission at Creative Destruction Media is to be the catalyst for the "process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one."