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China's factories falter as Trump's tariffs start to bite

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Wednesday 30 Apr 2025

(Sharecast News) - China's manufacturing sector faltered last month, official data showed on Thursday, as Donald Trump's trade war started to hit home.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell into contraction, coming in at 49.0 from 50.5 a month previously.

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