BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - China's manufacturing activity in July shrank for a third month, an official factory survey showed on Wednesday, bolstering expectations Beijing will need to launch ...

China has grappled with entrenched deflationary pressure, as a prolonged real estate downturn and job insecurity hampered investment, consumer spending.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity likely shrank for a third ... suggesting domestic demand remained weak and manufacturers were frontloading orders to get ahead of tariffs from trade ...

Figure 1: China’s manufacturing sector recovery could be slowed down by US trade tariffs, but is unlikely to stall.

A private survey revealed that China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted ... with a sharper decline in new export orders—underscoring the ongoing impact of US tariffs.

BEIJING — China’s factory activity contracted in May, according to an official survey released on Saturday, although the decline slowed ... Meanwhile, the manufacturing index showed growth ...

China’s factory activity contracted in April to its lowest level ... This marks the first monthly decline in China’s manufacturing sector in 2025. In March, the PMI stood at 50.5, the highest reading ...

China's manufacturing activity fell more than expected to a ... costs and output prices in the industry also continued to decline, dropping to 47.0 and 44.8, respectively. In a similar vein ...

China's manufacturing activity grew in March for the highest ... "The big question is how much export growth will decline, and how quickly the fiscal spending will pick up to offset weaker exports ...