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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025
China's March factory activity growth falters on weaker demand

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Reuters
03 April, 2023, 08:45 am
Last modified: 03 April, 2023, 08:49 am

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China's March factory activity growth falters on weaker demand

The world's second-largest economy showed gradual recovery in the first two months of the year with a strong pickup in services sector, boosted by the lifting of years of strict Covid-19 containment measures

Reuters
03 April, 2023, 08:45 am
Last modified: 03 April, 2023, 08:49 am
Cranes and containers are seen at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Cranes and containers are seen at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters

China's factory activity growth stalled in March, weighed down by slowing production and weaker global demand and adding to uncertainty about a post-Covid recovery, a private sector survey showed on Monday.

The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 50.0 in March. That followed February's reading of 51.6, which indicated the first monthly expansion in seven months.

The reading far missed expectations of 51.7 in a Reuters poll, and echoed slower growth in an official PMI released on Friday. The 50-point index mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.

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The world's second-largest economy showed gradual recovery in the first two months of the year with a strong pickup in services sector, boosted by the lifting of years of strict Covid-19 containment measures.

However, a property downturn, weaker global demand and financial uncertainty raised doubts about the strength of the rebound.

"The foundation for economic recovery is not yet solid. Looking forward, economic growth will still rely on a boost in domestic demand, especially an improvement in household consumption," said Wang Zhe, Senior Economist at Caixin Insight Group.

"Only by working hard to stabilise employment, increase household income, and improve market expectations, can the government reach its goal of restoring and expanding consumption."

Beijing has set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5% after it grew just 3% last year, one of the weakest showings in nearly half a century.

China's GDP is likely to have grown around 4.0% in the first quarter as consumption picked up and infrastructure investment maintained a high growth, according to state-owned financial newspaper The Securities Times on Monday.

The factory activity was hit by slower growth in production and demand in March with sub-indexes both falling from the previous month.

The new export orders sub-index fell to 49.0 after briefly swinging into growth in February, suggesting global demand remains weak.

To prop up growth, China's premier Li Qiang last week vowed to support consumption and investment. The central bank also lowered the reserve requirement ratio last month.

Chinese top officials in recent days have softened their stance toward the private sector, which cheered markets.

"The new economic team is officially taking over, we will likely see more pro-business policies going forward, even though our expectation for stimulus is low," said Citi in a research note.

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