
China’s official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 49.4 in August, compared to 49.3 in the previous reading. The reading came in below the market consensus in the reported month.
The NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI climbed to 50.3 in August versus July’s 50.1 figure and matched the estimations.
At the time of writing, the AUD/USD pair is trading around 0.6542, up 0.02% on the day.