A production line is seen at the Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnected Factory in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 12, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 49.2 in July, down 1.1 percentage points from June, official data showed Friday.