Chinese manufacturing slows as trade war with US dents confidence
by Phillip Inman from Economics | The Guardian on (#4V4G1)
Sector slows for sixth month amid growing uncertainty over pact with Washington
China's manufacturing sector slowed for the sixth month in a row in October, and by more than expected, as the tit-for-tat trade war with the US and weaker consumer demand dampened activity in the world's second-largest economy.
Industrial production, the main engine of the Chinese economy, grew at annual rate of 4.7% in October, down from 5.8% in the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
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