TABLE-Breakdown of HSBC China PMI for August

BEIJING, Sept 1 - HSBC on Tuesday issued the following breakdown of its China Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for August, which rose to a 16-month high of 55.1 from 52.8 in July.

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HSBC China PMI (seasonally adjusted):

Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Overall PMI 55.1 52.8 51.8 51.2 50.1 44.8 45.1 Output 58.4 54.6 53.7 52.5 51.3 44.3 43.9 New orders 59.3 55.9 54.6 53.4 50.9 43.6 44.2 Employment 51.8 51.0 50.2 50.0 50.9 47.1 46.6 Supply delivery times 49.8 50.1 51.2 51.3 52.0 53.8 51.6 Stocks of purchases 48.4 46.9 46.7 47.1 45.7 43.2 42.8

Following is a breakdown of another six sub-indexes that are not components of the PMI (seasonally adjusted):

Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Input prices 66.9 59.1 49.8 44.3 43.1 36.2 43.7 Quantity of purchases 58.9 53.0 53.5 52.7 50.3 43.2 40.3 Finished goods stocks 48.8 48.0 50.4 47.2 49.1 47.2 45.3 New export orders 54.9 50.2 50.9 49.2 48.8 41.4 39.5 Output prices 56.4 54.9 49.0 46.1 43.4 41.3 45.6 Backlogs of work 55.5 53.7 52.3 51.8 51.7 49.4 49.5