CHINA+ DATA WRAP 3 June 2024: Caixin PMI rises; Korean PMI hits two-year high

China's Caixin PMI rises, thanks to robust consumer goods output

Korean manufacturing PMI hits a two-year high

Duncan WrigleyChina+

China+ Datanote: Official Manufacturing PMI, China, May

In one line: China's NBS PMIs surprised to the downside

Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+

CHINA+ DATA WRAP 31 May 2024: China's NBS PMIs surprised to the downside

Manufacturing activities flounder in May on weakening domestic and external demand

Non-manufacturing PMI stalls as construction activity slow sharply

Japan’s Tokyo inflation accelerates on the back of expiring energy subsidies

Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+

CHINA+ DATA WRAP 27 May 2024: April's industrial profits show slower recovery

April's industrial profits show slower recovery due to protracted reflation cycle

Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+

3 June 2024 China+ Monitor US tariffs on "new trio" to have limited impact on Chinese exports

• The US has proposed new tariffs on Chinese imports, which will have limited impact, in our view.
• Lithium batteries likely will be most affected, among other items targeted, with the US more exposed to it.
• China’s manufacturing activity shrank unexpectedly in May, suggesting more stimulus might be needed.

Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+