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shāng yè
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March
sān yuè
三月
，
India
Yìndù
印度
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
PMI (purchasing managers index)
PMI
PMI
to become smaller / to fall
biàn xiǎo
变小
(completion particle)
le
了
。

March
sān yuè
三月
，
India
Yìndù
印度
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
(possessive particle)
de
的
number / figure
shùzì
数字
（
PMI (purchasing managers index)
PMI
PMI
）
to become smaller / to fall
biàn xiǎo
变小
(completion particle)
le
了
。
this
zhège
这个
number / figure
shùzì
数字
from
cóng
从
56.9
wǔshíliù diǎn jiǔ
五十六点九
to change to / to become
biànchéng
变成
(completion particle)
le
了
53.8
wǔshísān diǎn bā
五十三点八
。

April 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM

March
sān yuè
三月
，
India
Yìndù
印度
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
(possessive particle)
de
的
number / figure
shùzì
数字
small / low
xiǎo
小
(completion particle)
le
了
。
this
zhège
这个
number / figure
shùzì
数字
is called
jiào
叫
PMI (purchasing managers index)
PMI
PMI
。
February
èr yuè
二月
，
PMI (purchasing managers index)
PMI
PMI
is
shì
是
56.9
wǔshíliù diǎn jiǔ
五十六点九
。
March
sān yuè
三月
，
PMI (purchasing managers index)
PMI
PMI
is
shì
是
53.8
wǔshísān diǎn bā
五十三点八
。
PMI (purchasing managers index)
PMI
PMI
high
gāo
高
，
to show / to indicate
shuōmíng
说明
business / trade
shēngyi
生意
good
hǎo
好
。
PMI (purchasing managers index)
PMI
PMI
low
dī
低
，
to show / to indicate
shuōmíng
说明
business / trade
shēngyi
生意
few / less
shǎo
少
。
now
xiànzài
现在
，
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
things / goods
dōngxi
东西
expensive
guì
贵
(change-of-state particle)
le
了
。
India
Yìndù
印度
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
(possessive particle)
de
的
business / trade
shēngyi
生意
compared to
bǐ
比
before / previously
yǐqián
以前
few / less
shǎo
少
(completion particle)
le
了
。

News in English

Business

India Factory Activity Slows to Near Three-Year Low in March

India factory activity fell in March, with the PMI dropping from 56.9 to 53.8.

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