China Manufacturing PMI Drops To 8-Month Lows, Teeters On Brink Of Contraction

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From exuberant credit-fueled cycle highs in July, China’s official Manufacturing PMI has done nothing but drop as the hangover-effect from the credit-impulse weighs once again on the now commodity-collateral crushed nation. At 50.3 (missing expectations of 50.5 for the 2nd month in a row), this is the lowest print since March. All 5 components dropped led by notable weakness is outout and new orders (new export orders biggest MoM drop in 17 months) with medium- and small-enterprises heading deeper into contraction (at 48.4 and 47.6 respectively) as the Steel industry PMI craters to 43.3. Japan’s PMI dropped marginally to 52 and then HSBC’s China Manufacturing confirmed the government data and flash reading with a 50 print – the lowest since May as New Export Orders growth slowed for the 2nd month.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 11/30/2014.