China's manufacturing PMI at 50.1 in September

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.1 in September, up 0.3 percentage points from August and back to the expansion zone, official data showed Wednesday.

Staff members work on a production line at Liugong Excavators Intelligent Factory in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)