Industrial Minerals


China, Japan manufacturing output dips to seven-month low

02 July 2012


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China's manufacturing output grew at its slowest pace in seven months according to official data, released on Monday.

 

The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the National Bureau of Statistics showed the official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for June at 50.2, down from 50.4 in May. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion; anything below indicates a contraction.

 

While China narrowly avoided a contraction,...