The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI, or purchasing managers index, released by HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics, fell to 49.4 last month from 50.4 in June.
A purchasing managers’ index (PMI) released today by HSBC and Markit Economics fell to a seasonally adjusted 55.4 from 57 in March.
A number above 50 indicates an expansion.
China's manufacturing expanded in September for a sixth month and employment rose at its fastest rate in two years, indicating a recovery in the world's third-largest economy is on track.