China's factory activity expanded in January thanks to stable growth in output, quicker logistics and the first rise in new export orders since June, helping lift business confidence to a nine-month high, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday.
周四一项私营部门调查显示，由于产出稳定增长、物流加快以及自6月以来新出口订单的首次增加，中国的工厂活动在1月份有所扩大，这使商业信心升至九个月高位。
The Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers index reached 50.8 last month, the same as December’s reading and matching economists’ expectations. A reading above 50 indicates expansion and anything below that points to contraction.
财新制造业采购经理人指数上个月达到50.8，与12月份的数据相同，符合经济学家的预期。读数高于50表示扩张，低于该读数表示收缩。