HSBC China manufacturing index hits 8-month low
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
BEIJING, Mar 24 (AFP): Chinese manufacturing activity contracted in March to its lowest level in eight months, data showed Monday, prompting calls for policymakers to tackle a painful slowdown of growth in the world's number two economy.
The data are the latest in a string of weak indicators from Beijing, and economists said measures to inject life back into the Asian powerhouse were probably on the horizon.