China’s manufacturing slows to 11 month low in March: HSBC
Analysts commented that the latest data may pressure the government to provide more policy easing to boost the economy if the official data also indicates a slowdown in manufacturing activity.
According to data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics, the country’s industrial output and retail sales also fell below estimates in the January-February period, which may signal a further slowdown in economic growth. The Chinese government cut their economic growth target for 2015 to around 7% after the economy slowed to 24-year low in 2014 with a growth rate of 7.4%.
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