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China’s factory activity improved in September ahead of talks with Washington aimed at ending a tariff war. Surveys released on Monday by an industry group and a business magazine both showed improvement, though gains were small.
The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers’ index rose to 49.8 from August’s 49.5 on a 100-point scale on which numbers below 50 show activity contracting. The magazine Caixin said its index rose to 51.4 from 50.4.
Global growth
Demand for Chinese goods has been hurt by weakening domestic and global economic growth as well as US tariff hikes in a fight over trade and technology. Negotiators are due to meet next week in Washington but there has been no sign of progress toward ending the dispute, which threatens to tip global economic growth into a recession. “We don’t expect a meaningful breakthrough,” said Citigroup economists in a report. “Even if there is a ceasefire, the damage is already partly done because of elevated business uncertainties.”
Weak factory activity is adding to pressure on Chinese leaders to shore up economic growth. But they have resisted US demands to roll back plans for state-led development of technology industries that Washington and other trading partners say violate Beijing’s market-opening promises. The Federation described September’s data as a manufacturing rebound and said “business confidence shows signs of stabilising.”
But forecasters warn China’s economic activity is likely to decline in the longer term. A construction boom is winding down and Chinese regulators who want to reduce reliance on debt to propel growth look unlikely to ease lending controls. Beijing has avoided following the United States and Europe in cutting interest rates to spur activity.
A separate index by the Federation of service industries declined to 53.8 from August’s 53.7 as construction activity cooled. “This is unlikely to mark the start of a turnaround,” said Capital Economics in a report. “Not only is global demand set to weaken further, but the long-overdue pull-back in property construction is getting under way.”
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