September viste et kraftigt opsving i den kinesiske servicesektor, især blandt mindre virksomheder. Det private Caixin-indeks steg til 54,8 point mod 54,0 i september. Det var femte måned med fremgang. Stigningen var større end blandt store virksomheder. Det viser den offcicielle måling, som lægger større vægt på store virksomheder, herunder de statslige. Også beskæftigelsen i servicesektoren er steget. Indekset viser altså, at der er kommet godt gang i indenrigsøkonomien og ikke blot i eksportindustrien.
Uddrag fra Fidelity/Dow Jones:
China Services Activity Picked Up in September
A private gauge of China’s services-sector activity expanded at a faster pace in September, buoyed by strong domestic demand amid a continued economic recovery at the end of third quarter.
The Caixin China services purchasing managers index rose to 54.8 in September from 54.0 in August, Caixin Media Co. and research firm Markit said Friday.
It was the fifth straight month the index stayed above the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction. The rate of expansion was also the sharpest in three months, Caixin said.
The reading was supported mainly by continued solid demand in Chinese markets, while export orders contracted further last month, according to respondents surveyed by Caixin.
“The services sector’s post-epidemic recovery showed signs of speeding up,” said Wang Zhe, senior economist at Caixin Insight Group, adding that service providers are positive about the economic recovery and outlook.
A subindex measuring services companies’ employment continued to rise and stay in the expansionary territory for the second month, as companies gradually expanded hiring amid recovering market demand.
China’s official nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index, a competing gauge, rose to 55.9 in September from 55.2 in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said earlier. The Caixin PMI is tilted more toward smaller companies, while the official one is weighted toward larger companies.
