China's services activity grows at slower pace, Caixin PMI shows
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Shoppers walk through the Nanjing East Road shopping area during Lunar New Year holidays in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
China's services activity expanded at a slower pace in January, with the Lunar New Year holidays worsening employment, but business sentiment improved, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday.
The Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers' index, slipped to 51.0 from 52.2 in December, but remained above the 50-mark that separates expansion from contraction on a monthly basis.
That echoes the official PMI, which showed services activity weakened to 50.3 from 52.0.
The Caixin survey showed that new business growth eased to a four-month low, while employment fell to the weakest since April 2024.