3月份財新制造業PMI強於預期
Hot on the heels of the official numbers, a private PMI survey series also reports that March was a better month for Chinese manufacturers.
緊隨官方數據發佈的一項民間採購經理指數(PMI)調查結果也顯示，3月份中國製造業狀況有所改善。
The Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers index came in at 49.7 in March, ahead of the 48.3 economists were expecting. It had been 48 in February.
3月份，財新/Markit製造業PMI爲49.7，比經濟學家預期的48.3要高，2月份的讀數則爲48。
It was last above 50 – the point which separates expansion from contraction – in February last year.
該指數上次在50這一榮枯線以上還是在去年2月份。
“Despite remaining below the crucial no-change 50.0 value, it was the highest index reading in 13 months and signalled only a fractional deterioration in the health of the sector,” Caixin said in its accompanying statement.
財新在同時發佈的一份聲明中表示：“雖然仍低於50.0臨界值，但已是13個月來最高紀錄，顯示製造業運行只是輕微放緩。”
Less than an hour ago the official survey was released, reporting a reading of 50.2 – the first above 50 in eight months.
3月份中國官方製造業PMI爲50.2，這是9個月來首次高於50。
He Fan, chief economist at Caixin Insight Group added:“All categories of the index showed improvement over the previous month. The output and new order categories rose above the neutral 50-point level, indicating that the stimulus policies the government has implemented have begun to take hold.
財新智庫(Caixin Insight Group)首席經濟學家何帆表示：“所有分項均較上月有所改善，產出、新訂單兩個分項指標向上突破50榮枯線水平，表明前期的刺激政策效果在逐漸發揮。
“However, considering that current conditions remain uncertain, the government needs to continue with moderate stimulus measures to reinforce market confidence.”
鑑於當前中國的復甦態勢仍不明朗，政府繼續保持適度的刺激政策，引領市場信心。”
The Caixin-sponsored series is based on a much smaller sample of private companies and tends to be more volatile than the official reading. The official survey focuses on larger state enterprises.
這個由財新贊助的系列調查，其調查對象是民營企業，樣本比官方調查要小得多，其波動性往往大於聚焦大中型國有企業的官方PMI讀數。
