Slowdown in Chinese manufacturing deepens fears for economy
by Katie Allen from Economics | The Guardian on (#ZBMM)
Factory activity cools for fifth month running as overseas demand for Chinese goods continues to fall
A further slowdown in China's vast manufacturing sector has intensified worries about the year ahead for the world's second largest economy.
The latest in a string of downbeat reports from showed that activity at China's factor ies cooled in December for the fifth month running, as overseas demand for Chinese goods continued to fall.
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