TABLE-Hong Kong Jan PMI falls to 17-month low
HONG KONG, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The following table shows the seasonally adjusted January purchasing managers' index (PMI) for Hong Kong, published by NTC Economics Ltd.
Jan Dec Nov Oct Hong Kong PMI 52.5 55.5 56.2 53.0 Output 53.1 58.0 59.7 55.3 New orders 54.4 58.4 58.2 55.2 New orders: Mainland China 54.8 58.0 58.8 55.7 Employment 52.1 52.8 53.1 50.6 Input costs 64.5 63.6 66.7 63.6 Prices charged 58.4 56.0 57.7 55.6 Quantity of purchases 54.2 57.2 57.8 55.7
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.
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