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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Chinese factory activity contracts at faster pace.

China's flash manufacturing PMI has tumbled to a seven-month low of 48.3 in February from 49.5 in January and missed consensus of 49.4. The sub-indexes for output, new orders, new export orders and employment contracted. The fall in overall PMI adds to other data that provides a mixed picture for China's economy, although the latest figures may have been hampered by the Chinese New Year.

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