Services sector boom aids mainland economic recovery

The mainland's services industries rose last month at the fastest pace since August as gains in retailing and construction aided a recovery in the economy.

The non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 56.2 from 56.1 in December, the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in a statement yesterday. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.

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