Huo Lihui, chief statistician at the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that in July, the manufacturing purchasing managers' index declined somewhat, and the high-tech manufacturing industry continued to expand. The manufacturing PMI fell to 49.2% due to factors such as the rapid growth base of the manufacturing industry in the previous period and the fact that some manufacturing industries entered the traditional off-season of production. The equipment manufacturing industry and the high-tech manufacturing industry continue to play a supporting and leading role. The PMI for the equipment manufacturing industry and the high-tech manufacturing industry was 51.4% and 53.3%, respectively, which was significantly higher than the overall manufacturing industry, maintaining a relatively rapid expansion, driving the manufacturing industry's development towards the next improvement; the PMI for the consumer goods industry and the high-energy industry was 47.8% and 47.0%, respectively, down 2.4 and 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, and the boom level declined.

Huo Lihui, chief statistician at the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that in July, the manufacturing purchasing managers' index declined somewhat, and the high-tech manufacturing industry continued to expand. The manufacturing PMI fell to 49.2% due to factors such as the rapid growth base of the manufacturing industry in the previous period and the fact that some manufacturing industries entered the traditional off-season of production. The equipment manufacturing industry and the high-tech manufacturing industry continue to play a supporting and leading role. The PMI for the equipment manufacturing industry and the high-tech manufacturing industry was 51.4% and 53.3%, respectively, which was significantly higher than the overall manufacturing industry, maintaining a relatively rapid expansion, driving the manufacturing industry's development towards the next improvement; the PMI for the consumer goods industry and the high-energy industry was 47.8% and 47.0%, respectively, down 2.4 and 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, and the boom level declined.