The numbers making news around China during the week of June 3, 2013

0.6 percent
Proportion of migrant workers who were homeowners in 2012, down from 0.9 percent in 2008. The Economist

50.8
China’s official purchasing managers' index (PMI) in May – up from 50.6 in April. A reading above 50 indicates expanding economic activity while a reading below that level points to a contraction. The number beating expectations suggests China’s economy is stabilizing. Reuters

32 percent
Proportion of Mainland Chinese who could name their hometown mayors. South China Morning Post

$3 billion
Amount in loans President Xi Jinping promised 10 Caribbean nations and Costa Rica during his recent visits. Bloomberg

22.9 percent
Proportion of Chinese over 60-years-old who live in poverty. Wall Street Journal

1,500
Number of people arrested during last year’s Gaokao college entrance exam on suspicion of selling cheating equipment including “clear-plastic earphones, wireless signal receivers, and modified pens, watches, glasses and leather belts.” New York Times

57 percent
Proportion of Chinese who say homosexuality should not be accepted in society. Pew Research