China June factory activity down, exports poor -HSBC Flash PMI

China's factory sector contracted for an eighth straight month in June, with export orders and prices turning in their weakest showing since early 2009, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday. The ...

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The HSBC Flash PMI, the earliest monthly indicator of China's industrial activity, fell to a seven-month low of 48.1 in June, as export orders and prices turned in their weakest showing since early 2009.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factories took a hit in May as export orders fell sharply, a private sector survey showed o

NEW YORK — U.S. manufacturing growth picked up in March as new orders increased and hiring quickened, closing out the best quarter for the sector in two years, a survey showed on Monday. Financial data firm Markit said its U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose to 54.6 last month from 54.3 in February. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. Output increased, though the rate of growth slipped to 56.6 from 57.3 in February.

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory-sector growth eased in April as new export orders

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy has almost certainly suffered a seventh straight quarter of slowing growth, with a new private sector survey of factory managers revealing a near year-long decline in business activity and a fresh fall in export orders in September. The HSBC China Manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) showed overall factory activity shrank for an 11th consecutive month in September, despite the 47.9 final index level being slightly ahead of a preliminary, or flash, estimate of 47.8 and the August reading of 47.6. ...