One of the recent headline figures indicating improvement in China is the Purchasing Managers Index, which rose to 53.5 in April, up from 52.4 in March.

中国最近公布，采购经理人指数这一重要经济指标出现了改善，该指数4月份升至了53.5，高于3月份的52.4。

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The purchasing managers' index, a closely-watched gauge of activity, rose in May to its highest since October.

经理购买指数，监测经济活动的重要指标，五月份上涨到去年十月以来的最高值。

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And HSBC's Asia Business Index, which draws on surveys of purchasing managers in the region, shows price pressures in Asia (excluding Japan) at their highest for at least a decade.

汇丰亚洲商业指数(HSBCs a sia Business Index)在该地区的采购经理中开展调查，结果显示目前亚洲(除日本)的价格压力是至少近十年来最大的。

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The preliminary reading of the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 51.9, compared with 51.5 in December.

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The purchasing managers index rose to 50.2 in October from 49.0 in September.

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The purchasing managers index, a measure of economic expansion and contraction, reached 50.9 in March, slightly above the equilibrium mark of 50.

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