The National Bureau of Statistics said the non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 47.5 in August, down from 53.3 in July.
The official non-manufacturing PMI for August came in at 47.5, the lowest reading since the height of the pandemic in China in early 2020.
The official manufacturing PMI for August was 50.1, slightly below the 50.2 expected by analysts polled by Reuters. China has lifted the majority of travel restrictions and apartment community lockdowns implemented in late July and early August to contain the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
A Meituan food courier delivers a bag of food to a resident of a neighborhood under lockdown due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak on August 11, 2021, in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province of China.BEIJING — China's services industry contracted in August for the first time since the height of the pandemic early last year, according to official data released Tuesday.
The National Bureau of Statistics' monthly survey of businesses found the non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 47.5 in August, down from 53.3 in July.Readings below 50 indicate contraction in business activity from the prior month, while those above 50 reflect expansion.
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