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A disappointing December for factory activity in China

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( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “50 in November.”

China has reported its factory activity expanded at a slower pace in December, despite recent stimulus measures and in the face of increasing trade risks.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Overall, new orders rose to an eight-month high, while the exports order index rose to the highest level in four months.

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VERBATIM: China’s National Bureau of Statistics says the official Purchasing Managers’ Index, based on a survey of factory managers, slipped to 50.1 from 50.3 in November. It was the third straight monthly reading above 50, a level that indicates an expansion of manufacturing activity. A parallel purchasing managers’ index for the non-manufacturing sector, which covers construction and services, rose to 52.2 up from 50 in November.

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