BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 50.1 in October 2025, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, official data showed Friday.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 reflects contraction.

The sub-index for the service sector stood at 50.2, edging up 0.1 percentage point from the month before, indicating a modest recovery in the sector's vitality, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Boosted by the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, sectors closely linked to travel and consumption, such as railway and air transportation, accommodation, and culture, sports and entertainment, all recorded readings above 60 in October -- demonstrating high market activity, said Huo Lihui, a chief statistician with the NBS.

Meanwhile, driven by the Singles' Day shopping festival, the postal industry's business activity index surged beyond 70 -- thus signaling accelerated growth in business volume, Huo noted.

The business expectation index for the service sector stood at a relatively high level of 56.1 -- revealing that service enterprises are optimistic about the market.

The business activity index for the construction sector came in at 49.1 in October, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month. Enditem