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China’s manufacturing sector made a surprise recovery in March.
- The official Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) was 52 for the month, compared with a record low of 7 in February.
- China’s non-manufacturing PMI – a gauge of sentiment in the services and construction sectors – also recovered to 3 from 29.6 in February.
INDIA’S MANUFACTURING & SERVICES PMI
WHAT COULD BE CHINA’S GROWTH RATE?
- But while it tiptoes to recovery, we don’t really know how it will pan out.
- The optimistic projection is that growth could be 3%, the worst case scenario is no growth at all.
STIMULUS PACKAGE
- While China came out with a huge stimulus package post the 2008 GFC, they are pretty restrained in 2020.
- The S., European countries, Japan, and India are all looking at rescue packages or economic stimulus plans.
- Strangely, not China.
- In the coming months they may come out with some