China’s official NBS PMI Manufacturing dropped to 51.1 in April, down form 51.9, below expectation of 51.4. NBS PMI Non-Manufacturing dropped to 54.9, down from 56.3, below expectation of 52.6. “Some surveyed companies report that problems such as chip shortages, problems in international logistics, a shortage of containers, and rising freight rates are still severe,” NBS statistician Zhao Qinghe said.
Caixin PMI Manufacturing rose to 51.9, up from 50.6, above expectation of 50.9. Wang Zhe, Senior Economist at Caixin Insight Group said: “Policymakers have expressed concerns about rising commodity prices on several occasions and urged adjusting raw material markets and easing businesses’ cost pressure. In the coming months, rising raw material prices and imported inflation are expected to limit policy choices and become a major obstacle to the sustained economic recovery.”
