China's National Bureau of Statistics: August manufacturing PMI down to 49.1 from previous month - Chinese media

China's National Bureau of Statistics recently announced that the manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for August was 49.1, down 0.3 points from the previous month.
By company size, the PMI for large companies fell 0.1 points to 50.4, for medium-sized companies to 48.7, and for small companies to 49.7, down 0.3 points.
The five sub-indices that make up the manufacturing PMI were the production index, down 0.3 points to 49.8, the new orders index, down 0.4 points to 48.9, and the raw materials inventory ratio index, down 0.
The labor index fell 0.2 points to 47.6, the employee index fell 0.2 points to 47.6, and the supplier delivery time index fell 0.2 points to 48.1, all falling below 50.
Meanwhile, the non-manufacturing PMI, which covers the construction and service sectors, rose 0.1 points from the previous month to 50.3. The construction PMI increased 0.6 points.
The index fell 0.2 points to 50.6 in the global economy, while the services industry rose 0.2 points to 50.2.