Statistics Bureau: In March 2012, China'S Manufacturing Industry PMI Was 53.1%.

Beijing, April, 1, according to the website of the National Bureau of statistics, in March 2012, the purchasing managers index (PMI) of China's manufacturing industry was 53.1%, up 2.1 percentage points from last month, and it continued to be above the critical point.

Judging from the overall situation of China's manufacturing industry in March, market demand rebounded significantly, production growth accelerated, and enterprise procurement activities became more active, especially in industries related to equipment manufacturing industry, showing that the manufacturing economy maintained a general growth trend.

According to the scale of enterprises, large enterprises

In March 2012, among the 5 sub indices that constituted the PMI of manufacturing industry, other indexes except the supplier delivery time index increased to varying degrees.

The production index was 55.2%, an increase of 1.4 percentage points from last month, the highest since May 2011.

March is the traditional production season of manufacturing industry, the production activities of enterprises are more active, the production volume continues to grow, and the growth rate has accelerated.

According to the survey, 46.2% of the enterprises this month thought that production increased by 11.4 percentage points over the previous month.

From the industry situation, tobacco production, automobile manufacturing, electrical machinery and equipment and other manufacturing, non-metallic mineral products, general equipment manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing industries and other industries significantly increased production; petroleum processing and coking industry, wood processing, bamboo and rattan palm products and furniture manufacturing, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industries and other industries production index for 2 consecutive months below the critical point, enterprise production continued to decline.

The new order index was 55.1%, a sharp rise of 4.1 percentage points over the previous month, and for 3 consecutive months, above the critical point, indicating a sharp rise in demand for the manufacturing market.

From the industry situation, the number of new orders in the general equipment manufacturing industry, automobile manufacturing industry, electrical machinery equipment and other manufacturing industries, tobacco products industry, non-metallic mineral products industry and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry increased significantly, and the market demand of wood processing Kitake To palm grass products and furniture manufacturing, textile, chemical fiber manufacturing and rubber plastic products industry showed a downward trend.

Another survey showed that the export orders index reflecting the manufacturing industry's foreign trade situation was 51.9%, up 0.8 percentage points from last month, and remained at the critical point for 2 consecutive months, indicating that the export volume of manufacturing products continued to pick up.

According to the survey data, the driving force of export growth this month is mainly from the railway, shipping, aerospace and other pport equipment manufacturing, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, and other manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, metal products and other industries.

The import index was 51.5%, which was 0.7 percentage points higher than that of last month, a new high in the past year. The import volume of main raw materials in manufacturing industry has been increasing continuously for 2 months.

The stock index of major raw materials was 49.5%, up 0.7 percentage points from last month, and 11 months below the critical point, indicating that the main raw material stocks of the manufacturing industry continued to fall, but the decline was narrowed.

From the perspective of the industry, the stock of main raw materials in the printing and printing industry, culture and education, sports and entertainment products manufacturing, textile and clothing, leather, Mao Yurong products and footwear, pharmaceutical manufacturing, food manufacturing, alcoholic beverages and refined tea manufacturing industry has increased, and the stock index of major raw materials in petroleum refining and coking, ferrous metal smelting, calendering processing and textile industries are all below the critical point.

The employment index was 51%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from last month. After 5 consecutive months below the critical point, it jumped to 50% above this month, indicating that the demand for manufacturing enterprises has increased in the wake of the rising market demand and the gradual expansion of enterprise production.

From the perspective of the industry, the number of employees in the agricultural and sideline processing industry, the general equipment manufacturing industry, textile and clothing, leather, feather and down products and footwear industry, non-ferrous metal smelting and calendering processing industry, railway ship, aerospace and other pport equipment manufacturing industries increased, and the demand for wood processing wood, bamboo, rattan, brown and grass products and furniture manufacturing, special equipment manufacturing and textile industry decreased.

The supplier delivery time index was 48.9%, down 1.4 percentage points from last month, below the critical point, indicating that the delivery time of manufacturing material suppliers slowed down compared with the previous month.

In addition, the main raw material purchase price index was 55.9%, up 1.9 percentage points from last month, the index has been rising for 4 consecutive months, the highest point since October 2011, indicating that the main raw material purchase price of manufacturing industry continues to rise, and the purchasing cost of enterprises is increasing.

From the perspective of the industry, the purchase price of major raw materials, such as petroleum processing and coking, chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing, wood processing, bamboo and rattan brown grass products and furniture manufacturing, agricultural and sideline food processing, non-ferrous metal smelting and calendering processing industries, rose significantly. The price index of major raw materials purchased from petroleum processing and coking industry has been above 82% for 2 consecutive months. The purchasing price index of raw materials for chemical fiber, rubber and plastic products and general equipment manufacturing industry is lower than the critical point, and the purchasing cost of enterprises has been reduced.