It pays to be prepared for the PMI data from China to hit early ... case in point today

Non-manufacturing PMI 54.4 , a decent size miss on lower expectations .... still in expansion just not so much

• expected 55.0, prior 55.3

Check this out for more:

• China Feb. PMI: Manufacturing 50.3 (expected 55.1)

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Official PMI data is from China's National Bureau of Statistics and Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP)