China’s Industrial Profits Drop Persists as Economy Weakens

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The decline in China’s industrial profits eased in July, though the slowing economic recovery and deflation risks remain an overhang for the sector.

Profits last month fell 6.7% from a year earlier, according to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday. That compared with a drop of 8.3% in June.