>>> CHINA MAY MANUFACTURING PMI: 50.8 V 50.7E (3rd consecutive increase and 5-mo

CHINA MAY MANUFACTURING PMI: 50.8 V 50.7E (3rd consecutive increase and 5-month high)
- New Orders: 52.3 v 51.2 m/m (6-month high) 
- New Export orders: 49.3 v 49.1 m/m (2nd month of contraction) 
- Backlog of orders: 46.0 v 44.9 m/m (8-month high) 
- Output: 52.8 v 52.5 m/m (4-month high) 
- Inventory of finished goods: 47.1 v 47.3 m/m (4-month low) 
- Inventory of raw materials: 48.0 v 48.1 m/m 
- Employment: 48.2 v 48.3 m/m (3-month low) >- Input prices: 50.0 v 48.3 m/m (5-month high)