TABLE-Hong Kong Feb PMI shows stagnant private sector

HONG KONG, March 3 (Reuters) - The following table shows the
seasonally adjusted February purchasing managers' index (PMI)
for Hong Kong, published by NTC Economics Ltd.

Feb Jan Dec Nov
Hong Kong PMI 50.0 52.5 55.5 56.2
Output 50.2 53.1 58.0 59.7
New orders 50.4 54.4 58.4 58.2
New orders: Mainland China 50.0 54.8 58.0 58.8
Employment 50.1 52.1 52.8 53.1
Input costs 61.7 64.5 63.6 66.7
Prices charged 54.4 58.4 56.0 57.7
Quantity of purchases 49.1 54.2 57.2 57.8

The PMI survey compares business conditions with a month
earlier based on data from 300 private Hong Kong companies in
manufacturing services, retail and construction. The data is
collected by UK-based NTC Economics Ltd.