Firms are balancing reopening as Covid restrictions ease against rising costs of energy and higher wages.
Manufacturers in Asia's two biggest economies are performing very differently after the pandemic.
China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 52.6 from 50.1 in January, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics. It was the highest monthly reading since April 2012. The PMI is shown as a number from 0 to 100. A reading above 50 shows expansion in activity compared to the previous month. A number below 50 indicates contraction. The further the figure is away from 50 the greater the amount of change.
The country saw one of its worst years in nearly half a century in 2022 due to widespread lockdowns and outbreaks of Covid-19.Meanwhile, in Japan a private manufacturing PMI fell to 47.7 in February from January's 48.9, marking the fastest fall since September 2020.
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