The purchasing managers' index (IDA) for the manufacturing sector in China has dropped to 52.9% in April, against 53.4% in March, said Sunday the Chinese Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
This figure was 52.2% in February and 52.9% in January.
A figure above 50% indicates economic expansion while an index below 50% indicates a decline. It is also the 26th consecutive month that the index is above 50%.
China Federation of Logistics and Procurement awarded, in a statement, the fall of IDA in April with the policies of macroeconomic control.
Analysts said the decline is the slowdown in domestic demand and may increase the possibility of lower economic growth.
The price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, rose in March by 5.4% in China over a year, the highest level for 32 months because of the imported inflation which has greatly contributed to higher prices in the country.
China's central bank has increased four times the interest rates since early last year and increased to nine times the reserve requirement ratio for commercial banks to control the excess liquidity could exacerbate inflation.
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