File photo taken on July 22, 2016 shows workers conveying goods at a workshop of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC) in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. China's manufacturing sector posted a slight drop in July due to the flood season and weak demand, official data showed Monday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 49.9 in July, slightly lower than June's 50, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. (Xinhua/Mou Yu)
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 49.9 in July, down from 50 in June, according to data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics.
