NEW CHINA EXPORT BUSINESS IN SHARPEST FALL SINCE MARCH 2009

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August 23, 2012

HONG KONG – The HSBC Flash China Manufacturing PMI™ for August has come in at 47.8 (49.3 in July), a nine-month low. The Flash China Manufacturing Output Index was at 47.9 (50.9 in July), a five-month low. The HSBC PMI is the earliest available indicator of manufacturing sector operating conditions in China, with the estimate typically based on approximately 85%–90% of total PMI survey responses each month. The China Flash Manufacturing PMI showed both new orders and new export orders contracting at a faster rate, with both output and input prices declining at a faster rate.