Purchasing Managers Index for May 2018

National Bureau of Statistics of China 2018-06-01 14:10 Print| Large| Medium| Small

Department of Service Statistics of NBS

China Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP)

 

1. Manufacturing purchasing managers index

 

In May 2018, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 51.9 percent, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from last month. The overall expansion of manufacturing industry has accelerated.

 

 

 

In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized and medium-sized enterprises were 53.1 and 51.0 percent, increased 1.1 and 0.3 percentage points from last month respectively, and continued to be higher than the threshold; that of small-sized enterprises was 49.6 percent, decreased 0.7 percentage points from last month, and dropped below the threshold. 

 

Among the five sub-indices composing PMI, the production index, new orders index and supplier delivery time index were higher than the threshold. The main raw materials inventory index and employed person index and were lower than the threshold.

 

Production index was 54.1 percent, increased 1.0 percentage point from last month, and was higher than the threshold, indicating that the expansion of manufacturing production has accelerated.

 

New orders index was 53.8 percent, an increase of 0.9 percentage points month-on-month, and was in the expansion range, showing that the growth rate of manufacturing market demand has increased.

 

Main raw materials inventory index was 49.6 percent, increased 0.1 percentage point from last month, and was still lower than the threshold, indicating that the pace of decline of manufacturing industry’s main raw material inventory narrowed slightly.

 

Employed person index was 49.1 percent, increased 0.1 percentage point from last month, lower than the threshold, indicating that the pace of decline of manufacturing enterprises’ labor employment decreased.

 

Supplier delivery time index was 50.1 percent, decreased 0.1 percentage point from last month, and was close to the threshold, indicating that the delivery time of manufacturing raw material suppliers was almost the same with that of last month.

 

China's Manufacturing PMI (Seasonally Adjusted)

Unit: %

 

PMI

 

Production Index

New Orders Index

Main Raw Materials Inventory Index

Employed Person Index

Supplier Delivery Time Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017-May

51.2

53.4

52.3

48.5

49.4

50.2

June

51.7

54.4

53.1

48.6

49.0

49.9

July

51.4

53.5

52.8

48.5

49.2

50.1

August

51.7

54.1

53.1

48.3

49.1

49.3

September

52.4

54.7

54.8

48.9

49.0

49.3

October

51.6

53.4

52.9

48.6

49.0

48.7

November

51.8

54.3

53.6

48.4

48.8

49.5

December

51.6

54.0

53.4

48.0

48.5

49.3

2018-January

51.3

53.5

52.6

48.8

48.3

49.2

February

50.3

50.7

51.0

49.3

48.1

48.4

March

51.5

53.1

53.3

49.6

49.1

50.1

April

51.4

53.1

52.9

49.5

49.0

50.2

May

51.9

54.1

53.8

49.6

49.1

50.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related Indicators of China's Manufacturing PMI (Seasonally Adjusted)

Unit: %

 

New Export Orders Index

Import Index

Purchase Quantity Index

Main Raw Material Purchase Price Index

Producer Price Index

Finished Goods Inventory Index

Open Orders Index

Production And Business Activities Expectation Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017-May

50.7

50.0

51.5

49.5

47.6

46.6

45.4

56.8

June

52.0

51.2

52.5

50.4

49.1

46.3

47.2

58.7

July

50.9

51.1

52.7

57.9

52.7

46.1

46.3

59.1

August

50.4

51.4

52.9

65.3

57.4

45.5

46.1

59.5

September

51.3

51.1

53.8

68.4

59.4

44.2

47.4

59.4

October

50.1

50.3

53.2

63.4

55.2

46.1

45.6

57.0

November

50.8

51.0

53.5

59.8

53.8

46.1

46.6

57.9

December

51.9

51.2

53.6

62.2

54.4

45.8

46.3

58.7

2018-January

49.5

50.4

52.9

59.7

51.8

47.0

45.3

56.8

February

49.0

49.8

50.8

53.4

49.2

46.7

44.9

58.2

March

51.3

51.3

53.0

53.4

48.9

47.3

46.0

58.7

April

50.7

50.2

52.6

53.0

50.2

47.2

46.2

58.4

May

51.2

50.9

53.0

56.7

53.2

46.1

45.9

58.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Non-manufacturing purchasing managers index

 

In May 2018, China's non-manufacturing purchasing managers index was 54.9 percent, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. Overall, the non-manufacturing industry continued a development trend of steady rise.

 

 

 

In view of different industries, non-manufacturing purchasing managers index of service industry was 54.0 percent, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, and the development of service industry continued to tend to a good prospect. Of which, the indices of transport via railway, air transport, post and express delivery, telecommunications, broadcasting, television and satellite transmission services, Internet, software and information technology services, continued to be positioned in the high level of the range which above 60.0 percent. The indices of capital market services, resident services and repair, were lower than the threshold, and the total business decreased. Non-manufacturing purchasing manager index of construction industry achieved 60.1 percent, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points from the previous month. The construction industry kept rapid growth.  

 

New orders index was 51.0 percent, down by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, and continued to stay above the threshold, indicating that the market demand of non-manufacturing industry kept a steady expansion. In view of different industries, the new orders index of service industry was 50.4 percent, increased 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, and was higher than the threshold. The new orders index of construction industry was 54.2 percent, decreased 1.4 percentage points from the previous month, and continued to be higher than the threshold.

 

Input price index was 54.2 percent, up by 1.5 percentage points from the previous month, and higher than the threshold, indicating that the amount of increase of input price during the process of non-manufacturing enterprises’ operating activities extended. In view of different industries, the intermediate input price indices of service industry was 53.3 percent, increased 0.9 percentage points from the previous month. The input price index of construction industry was 59.4 percent, an increase of 4.8 percentage points from the previous month.

 

The sales price index was 50.6 percent, unchanged from the previous month, and was higher than the threshold, indicating that the overall level of non-manufacturing sales prices increased steadily. In view of different industries, the sales price index of service industry was 50.2 percent, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the previous month. The sales price index of construction industry was 52.8 percent, an increase of 1.8 percentage points from the previous month.

 

Employment index was 49.2 percent, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, and was still lower than the threshold, indicating that the pace of decline of non-manufacturing enterprises’ labor employment narrowed. In view of different industries, the employment index of service industry was 49.0 percent, an increase of 0.7 percentage points from the previous month. The employment index of construction industry was 50.0 percent, a decrease of 3.2 percentage points from the previous month.

 

Business activities expectation index was 61.0 percent, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points from last month, and kept staying in the high level of the range, indicating that non-manufacturing enterprises companies were optimistic about the future market development. In view of different industries, the business activities expectation index of service industry was 60.3 percent, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the previous month. That of construction industry was 65.1 percent, a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from the previous month.

 

Main Indices of China's Non-manufacturing PMI (Seasonally Adjusted)

Unit: %

 

Non-manufacturing

PMI

New Orders Index

Input Price Index

Sales Price Index

Employment Index

Business Activities Expectation Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017-May

54.5

50.9

51.1

48.8

49.0

60.2

June

54.9

51.4

51.2

49.3

49.6

61.1

July

54.5

51.1

53.1

50.9

49.5

61.1

August

53.4

50.9

54.4

51.5

49.5

61.0

September

55.4

52.3

56.1

51.7

49.7

61.7

October

54.3

51.1

54.3

51.6

49.4

60.6

November

54.8

51.8

56.2

52.8

49.2

61.6

December

55.0

52.0

54.8

52.6

49.3

60.9

2018-January

55.3

51.9

53.9

52.6

49.4

61.7

February

54.4

50.5

53.2

49.9

49.6

61.2

March

54.6

50.1

49.9

49.3

49.2

61.1

April

54.8

51.1

52.7

50.6

49.0

61.5

May

54.9

51.0

54.2

50.6

49.2

61.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Indices of China's Non-manufacturing PMI (Seasonally Adjusted)

Unit: %

 

Foreign New Orders Index

Unfilled Orders Index

Stock Index

Supplier Delivery Time Index

 

 

 

 

 

2017-May

48.5

43.7

46.1

51.8

June

49.8

44.6

45.9

51.8

July

52.1

43.9

45.9

51.7

August

49.0

44.0

45.5

51.1

September

49.7

44.2

47.0

51.6

October

50.7

43.9

46.4

51.1

November

50.9

44.1

46.5

51.6

December

51.5

43.8

46.3

51.3

2018-January

50.1

44.4

46.5

51.3

February

45.9

43.8

47.6

50.7

March

50.4

44.3

46.2

51.6

April

50.0

44.4

46.7

51.5

May

49.1

44.1

46.0

51.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Composite PMI Output Index

 

In May 2018, China's Composite PMI Output Index was 54.6 percent, an increase of 0.5 percentage point from last month, and continued to be higher than the threshold, indicating that the overall expansion of production and operation activities of Chinese enterprises has accelerated.

 

 

 

Annotations:

 

1. Explanatory Notes

 

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an index summarized and compiled through the results of the monthly survey of enterprises purchasing managers. It covers every links of the enterprises, including purchasing, production, logistics, and so on. It is one of the leading indices which was commonly adopted by international society to monitor the macroeconomic trends, and played an important role in forecasting and monitoring. The Composite PMI Output Index, belonging to the PMI indicator system, is a composite index reflecting the changes in the output in current period of the entire industry (manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries). The threshold of PMI is usually using 50 percent as the cut-off point for economic performance. If PMI above 50 percent, it reflects the overall economy is expanding; if less than 50 percent, it reflects the overall economy is in recession.

 

2.Statistical Coverage

 

The survey involves 31 divisions of manufacturing industry in the “Industrial Classification for National Economic Activities” (GB/T4754-2011), and 3000 samples, as well as 31 divisions of non-manufacturing industry, and 4000 samples.

 

3. Survey Methods

 

PPS (Probability Proportional to Size) sampling method was adopted in purchasing managers’ survey. Using the divisions of the manufacturing or non-manufacturing industry as the selecting strata, the sample size of each division is proportional to its proportion of the value-added of the division to the total value-added of the manufacturing or non-manufacturing industry. Within the stratum, the samples are selected according to the probabilities proportional to their principal business revenues of the enterprises.

 

The survey was organized and conducted by staff members of survey offices, monthly through Online Reporting System of NBS by sending survey questionnaires to the purchasing managers of the selected enterprises.

 

4. Calculation Methods

 

(1) Calculation Methods of Sub-indices.

 

The indicator system of manufacturing purchasing managers’ survey covers 13 sub-indices such as production, new orders, export orders, existing orders, finished goods inventory, purchase, import, purchase price, producer price, raw materials inventory, employees, suppliers, delivery time, production and business activities expectation. Non-manufacturing purchasing managers survey involves 10 questions on production, new orders (business required), export, existing orders, finished goods inventory, intermediate input price, subscription price, employees, suppliers delivery time, and business activities expectation. The indicator system of non-manufacturing purchasing managers’ survey covers 10 sub-indices such as business activities, new orders, new export orders, existing orders, finished goods inventory, intermediate input price, subscription price, employees, suppliers delivery time, and business activities expectation. Sub-indices adopt diffusion index calculation method, i.e. percentage of positive answers in number of enterprises plus half of the percentage in the same answers. Due to the lack of synthesis of non-manufacturing integrated PMI index, the international society often used business activity index to reflect the overall changes in non-manufacturing economic development.

 

(2) Calculation Methods of Manufacturing PMI.

 

Manufacturing PMI was calculated according to five diffusion indices (group indices) and their weights. 5 group indices and their weights are determined in accordance with their leading impact on the economy. Specifically, new orders index weighted 30 percent; production index weighted 25 percent; employees index weighted 20 percent; supplier delivery time index weighted 15 percent; raw materials inventory index weighted 10 percent. Of which, the supplier delivery time index is a converse index, and contrary calculation is needed when combines it into PMI.

 

(3) Calculation Methods of Composite PMI Output Index. 

 

Composite PMI Output Index was calculated by weighted summation of the manufacturing output index and non-manufacturing business activity index. Their weights are determined by the proportion manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries in GDP. This index will be released since January 2018.

 

5. Seasonal adjustment

 

The purchasing managers’ survey is a monthly survey, the data of the survey fluctuates very much for the influences of seasonal factors. The released PMI composite index and sub-indices are seasonally adjusted data.