Growth stalls in agriculture, construction, as input costs and employment decline

In April, the PMI fell to 52.9 from 61.7 in March

The country’s PMI declines to 61.7

Purchasing Managers' Index increases by 6.5 percentage points to 62.2  

World economic growth lost momentum in September, with China's factory output shrinking again, euro zone manufacturing growth slowing, and US activity steady.