China: PMI index rises in April

In April, the activities of the Chinese manufacturing sector marked the second consecutive monthly expansion, but the pace of growth remains marginal.
The data comes from the index PMI (Purchasing managers' index) prepared on the basis of an economic survey in the institute care of Statistics. The index is passed to 50.1 from 50.2 in March, remaining over the threshold 50, then into expansion territory, but below the consensus 50.4.