China's June factory activity rises to 50.3

June 29, 2026 9:45 PM EDT

A journalist films a processing area at Mengniu milk processing factory during organized media tour in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

BEIJING, ‌June 30 (Reuters) - ​China's ​factory activity returned ‌to expansion in June, ⁠an official survey ‌showed on Tuesday, ‌driven by strong high-tech manufacturing exports ​linked to the AI boom, ⁠even as shipments of ​other goods remained weak alongside subdued domestic ​demand.

The official ‌purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose ⁠to 50.3 in June versus ⁠50.0 in May, above the ​50-mark separating growth from contraction, and beating ‌a median forecast of 50.1 ‌in a ⁠Reuters poll.

(Reporting ‌by ​Joe Cash; Editing by Jacqueline ‌Wong)



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