A third successive pick-up in the official PMI provides further evidence that conditions in manufacturing are improving, thanks to warming foreign demand and a rebound in infrastructure investment. With further measures to support small firms announced last Friday, including targeted RRR cuts, the outlook for the sector no longer looks as downbeat as it did earlier this year. That said, we still expect the ailing property sector to be a drag on broader economic growth for the quarters ahead.
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