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China’s June services activity expands at fastest in almost a year – Caixin PMI

2022.07.05 04:50

China's June services activity expands at fastest in almost a year - Caixin PMI
FILE PHOTO:Staff members are seen silhouetted at a restaurant, following a ban on dine-in services amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Central Business District (CBD) of Beijing, China June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity snapped three months of decline in June and grew at the fastest rate in almost a year as easing COVID curbs revived demand, although firms remained cautious about hiring, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday.

The Caixin services purchasing managers’ index (PM) rose to 54.5 in June, indicating the fastest growth since July last year and the first expansion since February. That compared with 41.4 in May.

The 50-point mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.

While activity has sped up since various COVID lockdowns were rolled back, headwinds facing the world’s second-largest economy persist, including a still subdued property market, soft consumer spending and fear of any recurring waves of infections.

An official survey on Thursday also showed the services industry staged the fastest rebound in 13 months, with sectors that were hard hit by COVID curbs such as retail and road transport catching up with previously depressed demand.

A sub-index for new business jumped to 52.4 – the highest this year – from 44.8 in the previous month while the drop in export orders also softened, the Caixin survey showed. Price pressures also eased, with input prices remaining largely unchanged from the previous month.

However, employment continued to decline in June for the sixth straight month, with services firms linking it to cost-cutting initiatives and resignations amid COVID.

“Overall, regional COVID outbreaks were put under control and restrictions were loosened in June, facilitating a gradual recovery in business operations,” said Wang Zhe, Senior Economist at Caixin Insight Group.

“Deteriorating household income and expectations caused by a weak labour market dampened the demand recovery. Correspondingly, supportive policies should target employees, gig workers and low-income groups impacted by the outbreaks.”

Analysts expect further improvement in economic conditions in the third quarter, although the official GDP target of around 5.5% for this year will be hard to achieve unless the government abandons the zero-COVID strategy.

Caixin’s June composite PMI, which includes both manufacturing and services activity, rose to 55.3 from 42.2 the previous month.

The Caixin PMI is compiled by S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) from responses to questionnaires sent to purchasing managers in China.

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