AI Data Insight
The latest China manufacturing PMI ex-factory price index for the second quarter of 2026 was reported at 51.9, a significant decline from the previous value of 55.1, but it has still maintained in the expansion territory for five consecutive months. The overall manufacturing PMI stood flat at the critical point of 50.0, in line with market expectations. Affected by weak domestic demand and cost fluctuations, the price rally has paused temporarily, but benefiting from external demand support for AI and high-tech manufacturing, the overall economic outlook is expected to maintain a moderate expansion pattern.