China’s PMIs are not all good news for commodities

Both the official and unofficial February manufacturing PMIs for China surprised on the upside. However, much of the growth was driven by higher export orders, which we think are unlikely to be sustained. Moreover, signs of a slowdown in construction is worrying for the prices of industrial metals.

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