The official non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) stood at 56.4 versus 58.2 in March, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, above the 50-point mark that separates expansion and contraction in activity on a monthly basis. The official composite PMI, which includes manufacturing and services, stood at 54.4, compared with 57.0 in March. (Reporting by Ellen Zhang, Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Shri Navaratnam and William Mallard)
Reuters Messaging: roxanne.liu@thomsonreuters.com)) BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - China's non-manufacturing
activity expanded at a slower pace in April, official data
showed on Sunday, a discouraging sign for policymakers counting
on services consumption to offset frailty in the factory sector
amid slack global demand.
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