ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
Jan 23, 2014
Chinese manufacturing slides back into contraction at start of 2014
The Chinese manufacturing economy contracted for the first time in six months in January, according to the flash PMI produced by Markit for HSBC. As well as indicating slower economic growth, the survey also pointed to a steepening rate of job losses and a marked decline in inflationary pressures.
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