Chinese data has managed to be on the improve over the last month, the latest showing being the weekend’s official manufacturing PMI (link here).

At 0145GMT we get the follow-up, the HSBC/Markit Manufacturing PMI:

  • Expected is 50.2
  • Prior was 47.7
  • The Flash reading (released August 22,) came in at 50.1

This table is from the flash result, the graph underneath is past results:

China HSBC Manufacturing PMI August 2013