• Rises to 56.3 (prior 55.6)

Non-manufacturing industries expanded as construction and retail services picked up. The report suggests the slowdown in China’s exports and industrial production is not spreading to to services giving some comfort to policy makers . -bbg

Also in case you missed it China Steel Industry PMI fell to 39.9 in August from 44.5 in July .

AUD/USD trading off the lows to 1.0259/64.