-- 標普全球週四發布的報告顯示，受需求和產出的推動，中國龐大的製造業在4月連續第五個月擴張。 標普全球引述其月度調查報告稱，中國製造業採購經理人指數（PMI）4月升至52.2，高於3月的50.8，進一步突破了50榮枯分界線。 標普全球表示，儘管中東局勢動盪，但中國工廠「在強勁需求、營運改善和新產品推出的推動下，生產增速創近兩年來最快」。 標普全球解釋說，工廠經理報告稱，新訂單增速創近五年來最快，這是強勁需求和創新產品共同作用的結果。 4月份，製造商的訂單積壓量增加，尤其是投資品（也稱為資本貨物，即企業使用的機械和設備）製造商。 4月份，中國工廠經理也面臨一些供應方面的問題，包括能源供應中斷的早期跡象。標普全球指出：「供應鏈壓力持續存在，4月份原材料交貨週期再次延長。」管理層提到，原材料持續短缺、交付中斷、原材料價格上漲以及中東緊張局勢加劇了供應鏈的困境。 標普全球報告稱，4月中國製造商大多將原物料價格上漲轉嫁給了客戶，管理層信心當月有所上升。 4月份製造業採購經理人指數（PMI）由標普全球依據4月9日至22日期間對650家製造商的調查數據編製而成。 此外，國家統計局週四公佈的數據顯示，4月中國官方製造業PMI為50.3，略低於3月創下的12個月高點50.4，但仍連續第二個月處於擴張區間。
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