China Logistics and Purchasing Federation of the latest data released in February 2012, the country's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 52.0%, low 3.8 percent last month. The index has been 12 consecutive months at the critical point - more than 50 percent of the radar level gauge the overall growth trend, but the slowdown.

February 2012, constitute the five manufacturing PMI sub-index has dropped to varying degrees.

The production index was 54.3%, down 6.2 percentage points from the previous month, 13 placed above the critical point, indicating that manufacturing output continues to maintain a growth trend, but the increase has slowed. Industry conditions, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, production of special equipment and instrumentation cultural and office machinery manufacturing, general equipment manufacturing industry was the ring than the momentum of growth; tobacco industry, oil processing and coking industry, the textile industry fabricated metal products industry production last month fell back.

The new orders index was 53.7%, low 6.2 percent last month, continue to be located above the critical point, indicating that manufacturing new orders for 13 consecutive months the rise, but the increase has narrowed. In terms of industries, non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, general equipment manufacturing, special equipment and instrumentation, cultural and office machinery manufacturing, beverage manufacturing industry new orders continue to maintain growth; tobacco industry, wood processing, wood rattan brown grass products and furniture manufacturing, textiles, petroleum processing and coking industry, paper and printing industry, chemical fiber manufacturing and rubber products industry such as industry, market demand has dropped slightly. The survey shows that the export orders index was 50.3%, down to near the critical point. The main raw materials inventory index was 48.1%, low 4.1 percent last month, fell below the critical point, indicating that less than manufacturing enterprises in the main raw material inventory. Significantly from last month of the main raw material inventory from the industry situation, paper and printing industry, wood processing wood rattan brown grass products and furniture manufacturing, fabricated metal products, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, agro-food processing and food manufacturing and other industries reduced.

Employing index of 49.9%, low 0.7 percent last month, dropped to below the critical point, showing a slight decrease in manufacturing labor demand over the previous month. Industry conditions, the textile industry, communications equipment, computers and other electronic equipment manufacturing, general equipment manufacturing and other industries and enterprises in the amount of labor dropped significantly. Supplier delivery time index was 49.7%, is located below the critical point, indicating that the manufacturing of raw materials supplier delivery time is slightly slowed down from last month.

The survey shows that the radar level gauge, the main raw material purchase price index of 61.1%, low 7.4 percent last month, indicating that the manufacturing industry the main raw material purchase prices were rising trend, but gains slowed. In terms of industries, chemical fiber and rubber products industry, chemical materials and chemical products, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry and other industries the main raw material purchase prices was evident. The survey also showed that during the Spring Festival railway transport stress, lack of coal and electricity supply to the production and operation to a certain impact.