Chinese manufacturing increased last month, the two surveys show that in the latest in a painful and long-term growth in the world's second largest economy, signs of a slowdown, may be stable.
HSBC announced Monday purchasing managers index rose to 50.1 in August, edged output and new orders and order backlog within two years, the fastest rise.
China's manufacturing sector has been shrinking for the first three months, down to July's 11-month low, according to the index.
The report comes one day, by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing an official survey showed manufacturing the second month in a row to expand.
Group's manufacturing index rose from 50.3 in July to 51.0, which is the highest level this year and the largest increase.
This 100-point scale used two indicators figures below 50 indicates contraction.
In China's vast manufacturing signs of improvement will encourage China's leaders that they are trying to reverse the slowdown in economic growth to pull two decades of low 7.5% in the latest quarter.
"China's manufacturing growth has begun to stabilize a modest rebound in new orders and output on the back," HSBC chief China economist Qu Hongbin said. "This is mainly through the recent stimulus measures and corporate activities from the initial stocking filter driver."
Chinese leaders say they are very comfortable, because they tried to steer the economy from export-oriented model, based on domestic consumption growth. They have chosen measures to enhance the individual economic sectors, such as railways and small businesses, rather than a full plate of stimulation.
HSBC survey shows, according to the 420 companies responded, confirming the preliminary version released last month.
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