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Chinese manufacturing industry activity contracts for second consecutive month

RTP Notícias31 August 2026 at 06:00

China's manufacturing industry activity contracted for the second consecutive month in August, according to official data released today.

The contraction occurred at a less pronounced rate than the previous month.

The data was provided by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

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