China's manufacturing slowdown continues

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Source: Bloomberg
The Purchasing Managers' Index was 50.6 in April, what was lower than a 50.7 estimation of analysts and 50.9 value in March, as the National Bureau of Statistics announced on Wednesday. China's economy expanded at a slower pace signalling a continuation of the slowdown in the world's second-biggest economy. Signs about slowing economies are spread across Asian countries, as Japanese and South Korean industrial performance was also weaker than estimations.
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