Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:52:48 GMT
China's manufacturing activity expands in December
Manufacturing activity in China picked up its pace in December amid an expansion in new orders, the Markit Economics survey unveiled on Friday. Growth of the HSBC/Markit purchasing managers' index reached its highest level in 14 month-period, when increased from 50.5 in November to 50.9 in December, indicating an expansion with reading above 50 points.