China s factory activity grows at slightly slower pace as raw materials costs surge netscape.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from netscape.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The purchasing managers index (PMI) for China s manufacturing sector came in at 51 in May, slightly down from 51.1 in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.
Earlier this month, the National Bureau of Statistics said China’s overall population has experienced the lowest rate of growth since 1961 during a famine.