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Caixin China General Services PMI: Service sector expansion sustained in August
China's service economy continued to expand midway through the third quarter of 2024. Incoming new business and activity remained in growth, with export business rising at an accelerated rate in August. Meanwhile capacity pressures were observed with a renewed accumulation of backlogged work, but firms reduced staffing levels amid cost concerns. Average input prices notably climbed at the fastest rate in more than a year, but firms opted against raising selling prices even as business confidence improved. The seasonally adjusted headline Caixin China General Services Business Activity Index posted 51.6 in August, ... (full story)