Evidence that China just may be set for a year of more sluggish growth than consensus estimates came to light at the start of the month. Two surveys of the manufacturing sector both showed a sharp decline. The China purchasing managers' index, compiled by the brokerage CLSA, fell from 47.7 points to 45.2 points in October – the steepest monthly fall and the lowest point since the index was started in 2004. In addition, a government-backed survey of manufacturers dropped 6.6 points to 44.6 in October, also a record fall.
本月初的一些證據(jù)表明，中國今年的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長，可能會比普遍預(yù)期更為疲弱。兩項針對制造業(yè)的調(diào)查都顯示，中國制造業(yè)出現(xiàn)了急劇下滑。10月份，里昂證券(CLSA)編制的中國采購經(jīng)理指數(shù)(PMI)從47.7點(diǎn)跌至45.2點(diǎn)，這是自2004年該指數(shù)出臺以來，最劇烈的月度下滑幅度，也是該指數(shù)的最低位。另外，一份由政府支持的對制造商的調(diào)查，其結(jié)果也下跌6.6點(diǎn)，至44.6點(diǎn)，下滑幅度也創(chuàng)下紀(jì)錄。