(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 31 mar - In March, the purchasing managers' index for the manufacturing sector inched up 1.4 percentage points from February to 50.4, while in the non-manufacturing sector it rose 0.6 points to 50.1, according to the official Xinhua news agency that cited data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

In manufacturing, the sub-index for production grew 1.8 points to 51.4 and for new orders by 3 points to 51.6, Xinhua reported citing NBS data. The procurement volume index rose.

2.7 points to 50.9.

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