BEIJING, Jan 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity
rebounded in January, expanding for the first time since
September 2022, official data showed on Tuesday, as the "exit
wave" from zero-COVID passed through the population and
production lines faster than expected.
The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI)
stood at 50.1, compared with a reading of 47.0 in December, the
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. Economists in a
Reuters poll had expected the PMI to come in at 49.8.
The 50-point mark separates contraction from growth.
(Reporting by Joe Cash; Editing by Bradley Perrett)
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