This photo taken on Oct 16, 2025 shows a view of a factory of Jiangsu Yueda Kia Motors Co Ltd in Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu province. (Photo: Xinhua)

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 49.3 in January, down 0.8 percentage points from the previous month, official data showed Saturday.