8月份中国制造业活动略有收缩，凸显出这个亚洲最大经济体的宏观经济正在放缓。
China's manufacturing sector contracted slightly in August, underscoring the broader economic slowdown in Asia's largest economy.
8月份，中国官方的制造业采购经理人指数(PMI)为49.7，与预期完全一致。上个月，该指数的读数为50，正好落在荣枯线上。
The official manufacturing PMI was 49.7, exactly in line with expectations. It had been 50 the previous month - on the threshold that separates expansion from contraction.
2015年，该指数的读数一直是要么略高于50，要么略低于50。
Readings have been either a nudge north or south 50 in 2015.
官方的服务业PMI则为53.4，略低于7月份的53.9。
The official PMI for the services sector was 53.4, versus a reading of 53.9 in July. (No estimates were given).