The purchasing managers" index (PMI) for China"s manufacturing sector came in at 50.2 in June, up from 49.6 in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 reflects contraction.
"As the epidemic prevention and control situation in China continues to improve and policies and measures to stabilize the economy take effect at a faster pace, China"s overall economic recovery is picking up," NBS senior statistician Zhao Qinghe said.
The sub-index for production stood at 52.8 in June, up 3.1 percentage points from the previous month, and the sub-index for new orders stood at 50.4, up 2.2 percentage points from May.
Thursday"s data also showed that the PMI for China"s non-manufacturing sector came in at 54.7 in June, up from 47.8 in May.
