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The positive outturn, however, contrasted with an official survey on the previous day showing manufacturing activity contracted again last month due to persistently weak demand.
The vast services sector, which provides about 48% of jobs in China, enjoyed a strong rebound earlier this year but analysts say the sluggish household income growth and uncertain job market raise questions over the sustainability of the industry's growth.
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China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 47.4 in April, down from 49.5 in March, while the official non-manufacturing PMI dropped to 41.9 from 48.4 last month, data released on Saturday showed.
The Caixin PMI contrasts with an official survey released earlier this week, which showed activity in China's services sector expanded at a faster pace in May