Economics
China Factory Gauge Unchanged as Manufacturing Subdued
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China’s manufacturing stayed subdued last month as an official gauge was unchanged, with the world’s second-largest economy weighed down by a property slump.
The government’s Purchasing Managers’ Index was at 51.1 in September, the same as August’s reading and compared with the 51.0 median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of economists. Readings above 50 signal expansion.