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2025年8月PMI分析:PMI为何回升?
Yin He Zheng Quan·2025-08-31 06:26

Group 1: PMI and Economic Indicators - The manufacturing PMI for August 2025 is 49.4%, a slight increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, indicating a modest improvement in manufacturing sentiment[1] - The production index rose to 50.8% in August, up from 50.5% in July, while the new orders index increased to 49.5% from 49.4%[2] - The gap between supply and demand widened to 1.3 percentage points, suggesting production still exceeds demand[2] Group 2: Price and Inventory Trends - The PMI for factory prices and raw material purchase prices increased by 0.8 percentage points and 1.8 percentage points, reaching 49.1% and 53.3% respectively, marking three consecutive months of price increases[3] - Finished goods inventory index decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 46.8%, while raw material inventory and procurement volume rose to 48% and 50.4% respectively[4] Group 3: Sector Performance - Large enterprises saw a PMI increase of 0.5 percentage points to 50.8%, while small enterprises rose slightly by 0.2 percentage points to 46.6%, and medium enterprises fell by 0.6 percentage points to 48.9%[5] - The service sector's business activity index improved to 50.5%, driven by summer consumption in transportation and entertainment[5] Group 4: Future Outlook - The PMI's recovery reflects initial effects of policies aimed at expanding domestic demand and countering excessive competition, but the manufacturing sector remains under pressure with five consecutive months in contraction territory[7] - Continued policy support is necessary, especially for demand-side measures, to sustain economic improvement as export pressures may increase in October[7]