NBS: China's Sept manufacturing PMI returns to expansion zone

China's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) returned to expansion territory in September, rising to 50.1 from 49.8 in August, according to latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on September 30.

Among the 21 industries surveyed, 12 reported PMI readings above 50 in September, four more from the previous month, indicating a broader improvement in manufacturing business sentiment, according to Huo Lihui, chief statistician at the NBS Service Industry Survey Center. Both manufacturing production and demand remained in expansion territory this