China’s factory activity contracted for a fourth consecutive month in January, underscoring the much-needed litany of policy support for the world’s second-largest economy which Beijing announced last week.
中国的工厂活动在1月份连续第四个月萎缩，这凸显了北京上周宣布的对世界第二大经济体急需的一系列政策支持。
The official manufacturing purchasing managers index reached 49.2 this month, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement on Wednesday — above December’s reading but still below the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction.
国家统计局在周三的一份声明中表示，本月官方制造业采购经理人指数达到49.2，高于12月的水平，但仍低于将扩张与收缩区分开来的50大关。
The official non-manufacturing managers’ index rose to 50.7 in January from 50.4 in December and marginally better than projections from economists.
官方非制造业经理人指数从12月的50.4升至1月份的50.7，略好于经济学家的预期。
