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Chinese manufacturing sector conditions weaken slightly in July
China’s manufacturing sector saw a deterioration in operating conditions in July, according to latest PMI® data. A softening of new business growth led manufacturers to scale back production for the second time in three months. The slowdown in sales coincided with a steeper contraction in new export orders. Lower production led companies to trim their headcounts again in July. That said, purchasing activity rose slightly as optimism about output in the year ahead improved. Average input prices meanwhile increased for the first time in five months. Firms nevertheless lowered their selling prices again as ... (full story)
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From finance.yahoo.com | Jul 31, 2025
China's factory activity deteriorated in July, as a softening of new business growth led manufacturers to scale back production, a private-sector survey showed on Friday. The S&P Global China General Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.5 in July from 50.4 in June, undershooting analysts' expectations of 50.4 in a Reuters poll. The 50-mark separates growth from ...
Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in July (+73,000) and has shown little change since April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The unemployment rate, at 4.2 percent, also changed little in July. Employment continued to trend up in health care and in social assistance. Federal government continued to lose jobs. This news ...
Nonfarm payroll growth was slower than expected in July and the unemployment rate ticked higher, raising potential trouble signs for the U.S. labor market. Job growth totaled 73,000 for the month, above the June total of 14,000 but below even the meager Dow Jones estimate for a gain of 100,000. June and May totals were revised sharply lower, down by a ...
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