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China’s factory activity drops to a near two-year low in April as trade tariffs bite newsthirst.

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA – APRIL 11, 2025 – A worker produces plush toys for sale to countries along the Belt and Road at a toy company’s production line in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China on April 11, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity fell more than expected to a near two-year low, sliding…

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China’s factory activity growth at 1-year high, official survey shows newsthirst.

A worker works at a workshop of Zhonghong Packaging Company in Lianyun district, Lianyungang city, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 27, 2025.   Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in one year in March, signaling Beijing’s stimulus measures were helping prop up an economic recovery, while looming…

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China’s factory activity growth hits 3-month high in February, as millions return to work after holidays newsthirst.

Workers weld acid batteries at the Leoch International Technology Ltd. factory in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.  Mauricio Palos | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s factory activity expanded at its fastest pace in three months to 50.8 in February, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, as millions of migrant workers returned to…

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China PMI surprises as factory activity contracts in January; December industrial profits jump newsthirst.

Workers produce garments for export to overseas markets at Sihong Guoshun Garment Co., Ltd. in Weiying town, Sihong County, Suqian city, East China’s Jiangsu province, on January 23, 2025.. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity in January unexpectedly contracted, reversing the expansionary momentum in the past three months, partly due to a…

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China’s factory activity growth misses expectations as experts decry insufficient stimulus measures newsthirst.

A worker welds at an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone in Qingzhou, China, on August 31, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s November factory activity growth missed analysts’ expectations Tuesday, signaling that Beijing’s stimulus measures were not sufficient to meaningfully boost the country’s ailing economy. The country’s official purchasing…

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