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China's non-manufacturing PMI improves in July

Xinhua, August 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's service sector activity further picked up steam in July, an official monthly survey showed on Saturday.

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector expanded to 53.9 in July, up from 53.8 for June, according to a report released jointly by the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 represents contraction. Endi