China Manufacturing Shrinks in June Despite Trade War Respite

Workers are producing electronic products for export in the workshop in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Xu Changliang / CFOTO via AFP)

China’s manufacturing activity ticked up in June but remained in contraction territory, official data showed on Monday, as the truce in its trade war with the United States held.

The Purchasing Managers’ Index — a key measure of industrial output — came in at 49.7, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

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