Chefs wear protective face masks as they prepare food outside a restaurant following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
BEIJING: Activity in China's services sector expanded at a faster clip in May as measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak were lifted, official data showed on Sunday, suggesting business and consumer confidence may slowly be improving.
The official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 53.6 in May, from 53.2 in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The 50-point mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
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