China's December manufacturing PMI exceeds 50 for third consecutive month - Chinese media

According to data released by the China Logistics Purchasing Federation and the Service Industry Research Center of the National Bureau of Statistics on December 31, China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) for December increased by 0.2 points from the previous month.
The manufacturing PMI was above the 50 mark, which is the dividing line between economic expansion and contraction, for the third consecutive month. Both manufacturing company production and market demand maintained the economic expansion.
The production index fell 0.3 points to 52.1, while the new orders index increased 0.2 points to 51.0.
By company size, the PMI for large companies fell 0.4 points to 50.5, while for medium-sized companies it was 0.
The index rose 7 points to 50.7, while small and medium-sized enterprises fell 0.6 points to 48.5. The economy expanded in some major industries. Looking at the key industries, the implementation of consumer goods replacement policies and holidays
The consumer goods industry PMI rose 0.6 points to 51.4. The equipment manufacturing PMI rose 50.6, down 5.1 points for the fifth consecutive month.
The PMI for energy-intensive industries fell 0.4 points to 48.8. The index for purchasing prices of major raw materials fell 1.6 points to 48.8.
The manufacturing market price index fell 1.0 point to 48.2, and the shipping price index fell 1.0 point to 46.7, with overall market prices at low levels.