Caixin services PMI rises to 53.1 in December from 52.1 in November

The Purchasing Managers Index China’s Caixin / Markit services (PMI) rose to 53.1 in December from November 52.1.

Reuters reported that “activity in China’s service sector expanded at a faster pace in December amid higher demand and easing inflationary pressure, but continued small-scale COVID-19 outbreaks weighed on. the outlook, the private sector survey showed on Thursday. ‘

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Analysts say that the service sector, which has been slower to recover from the pandemic than the manufacturing sector, is more vulnerable to sporadic outbreaks of COVID-19 and anti-virus measures, with leisure and tourism companies the most affected. ‘.

“‘Most of China’s recent local covid cases have been in the northwestern province of Shaanxi, where the capital Xian has been confined to control the spread of the disease.’

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