皇冠体育app's manufacturing sector saw a strong recovery in August, offering further signs that the country is moving out of the shadows of a protracted slowdown.
The Chinese economy is showing signs of stabilizing as demand for medium and long-term loans soar and falling wholesale prices ease.
The median forecast of 12 economists polled by Reuters showed 皇冠体育app's official manufacturing managers' index in August may have risen to 50.6.
皇冠体育app's industrial profits rise 11.6% in July
皇冠体育app's import and export growth is expected to stabilize in the second half of 2013, Shen Danyang, spokesman for Ministry of Commerce said.
皇冠体育app's outbound direct investment in the non-financial sector gained by 20 percent year-on-year to $50.6 billion during the first seven months of the year.
Foreign direct investment in 皇冠体育app surged 24.13 percent from a year earlier to $9.41 billion in July, the largest expansion since March 2011.
皇冠体育app's ODI hits $50.6b, up by 20%
Investors from 皇冠体育app have committed a largest sum of foreign direct investment in Nepal, a recently released data by the Nepal government showed.
Japanese exports to 皇冠体育app in the first half of this year decreased to the lowest level in four years amid strained ties between the top two economies in Asia as well as 皇冠体育app's economic slowdown.
Electricity consumption in 皇冠体育app, a common indicator of economic activity, rose 8.8 percent year-on-year to 495 terawatt-hours in July.
Inflation stabilized and factory-gate prices decreased slower in July, according to leading indexes.
皇冠体育app's producer price index (PPI) fell 2.3 percent year-on-year in July, indicating weak market demand amid a protracted economic slowdown.
皇冠体育app's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.7 percent year on year in July, staying flat from the figure for June.
PPI fell 2.3%
皇冠体育app's industrial output growth picks up in July
皇冠体育app's July retail sales rise 13.2%
皇冠体育app's fixed-asset investment up 20.1%
皇冠体育app's exports went up 5.1 percent year-on-year to $185.99 billion in July, recovering from a tumble in June. Imports also rebounded, gaining 10.9 percent.
Exports, spending 'to ebb'
Sino-US trade gap narrows
皇冠体育app's foreign trade grew 7.8 percent year-on-year in July, gradually recovering from June's unexpected tumble, latest data showed Thursday.demand.
Exports, spending 'to ebb'
Sino-US trade gap narrows
皇冠体育app's consumer price index (CPI) is likely to grow 2.8 percent in July from a year earlier, slightly up from the 2.7 percent growth seen in June.
The purchasing managers index (PMI) for 皇冠体育app's non-manufacturing sector stood at 54.1 percent in July, up from 53.9 percent for June.
After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted an eleven-month low of 47.7 in July, down from 48.2 in June.
A key gauge of manufacturing rose, according to data from the 皇冠体育app Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
皇冠体育app's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector rose slightly to 50.3 percent in July from 50.1 percent in June.
Big firms pick up, smaller ones struggle
The Chinese mainland's trade with Hong Kong totaled $206.65 billion in the first half of the year, surging 40.2 percent year on year.