subject: February Demand For Paper And Printing Down [print this page] In February 2010, the National Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 52.0%, down 3.8 percentage points. The index has been 10 months at the critical point - more than 50%, indicating the overall manufacturing economy to maintain growth, but the slowdown.
In February 2010, constitute the manufacturing PMI index of the five different levels were down.
The production index was 54.3%, down 6.2 percentage points from the previous month consecutive 10 months placed above the critical point, indicating that manufacturing output continues to maintain a growth trend, but the growth rate has slowed down. Situation from the industry, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, special equipment and instrumentation and cultural office machinery manufacturing, general equipment manufacturing industry output was compared with growth rings; tobacco products industry, petroleum processing and coking industry, the textile industry , fabricated metal production and other industries have come down from the previous month.
The new orders index was 53.7%, down 6.2 percentage points, to continue at or above the critical point, indicating that the manufacturing new orders consecutive 10 months upward trend, but the increase in the second quarter. Sub-sectors, the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, general equipment manufacturing industry, special equipment and instrumentation and cultural office machinery manufacturing, beverage manufacturing industry, the number of new orders continued to grow; the tobacco products industry, wood processing wood rattan palm grass products and furniture manufacturing, textiles, petroleum processing and coking industry, paper and printing industry, chemical fiber manufacturing and rubber products industry and other industries demand a slight drop. Survey shows export orders index was 50.3%, down to near the critical point.
The main raw materials inventory index for 48.1%, down 4.1 percentage points, fell below the critical point, indicating that manufacturing enterprises in the ring than to reduce the main raw material inventories. Situation from the industry, paper and printing industry, wood processing wood products and furniture, rattan palm grass manufacturing, fabricated metal products, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, agro-food processing and food manufacturing industry last month the main raw material inventory decreased significantly.
Practitioners index for 49.9%, down 0.7 percentage points, falling back to below the critical point, indicating demand for labor in the manufacturing sector decreased slightly from last month. Situation from the industry, textiles, communications equipment, computers and other electronic equipment manufacturing, general equipment manufacturing industries and enterprises such as the amount of labor down significantly.
Supplier delivery time index was 49.7%, is located below the critical point, indicating that the manufacturing sector suppliers of raw materials slowed down slightly from last month delivery time.
Survey, the main raw material purchase price index was 61.1%, down 7.4 percentage points, indicating that the manufacturing sector was the main raw material purchasing prices rising trend, but the gains slowed. Sub-sectors, the chemical fiber manufacturing and rubber products industry, chemical materials and chemical products manufacturing, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry and other industries the main raw material purchase prices was evident. The survey also showed strained railway transport during Spring Festival, a lack of coal supply to the enterprise production and management to bring a certain extent.
