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Latest Articles in factory activity
Asia Shares Slip For 5th Session, Silver Gets Retail Boost
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.4%, following four straight sessions of losses. Japan's Nikkei bounced 0.4%, after shedding almost 2% on Friday.
Read MoreChina's Factory Growth Likely Edged Up In November
China's vast industrial sector is steadily returning to the levels seen before the pandemic paralysed huge swathes of the economy early this year.
Read MoreChina's Economic Recovery Seen Broadening In Third-Quarter As Consumers Re-Emerge
China releases third-quarter GDP data on Monday (0200 GMT), along with September factory output, retail sales and fixed-asset investment.
Read MoreIndia's September Factory Activity Grew At Fastest Pace In Over Eight Years
Signs of recovery are welcome news for Asia's third-largest economy, which is widely expected to mark its first full-year contraction since 1979 this year. The pandemic is spreading in India at the fastest pace in the world.
Read MoreChina's Factory Activity Accelerates At Solid Pace In September On Boost From Overseas Demand
China's economy, which grew 3.2% in the second quarter year-on-year, is set to expand 2.2% this year - the weakest in over three decades.
Read MoreIndia's Factory Activity Grows For First Time In Five Months In August
The bounce is unlikely to signal a quick turnaround in the Indian economy, which contracted at its steepest pace on record of 23.9% annually last quarter. It was expected to remain in recession this year
Read MoreChina's June Factory Activity Quickens, But Exporters Struggle Amid Pandemic
The uptick was underpinned by the quickening pace of expansion in production, which grew to 53.9 in June from 53.2 the previous month.
Read MoreChina's May Factory Activity Cools As Weak Demand Curbs Output
New orders for the construction sector rose to 58, compared with 53.2 the previous month, while companies also added headcount at a faster clip.
Read MoreJapan's May Factory Activity Sinks As Pandemic Lockdowns Hit Demand
The final au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to a seasonally adjusted 38.4 from 41.9 in April
Read MoreJapan's May Factory Activity Reels As Pandemic Hits Output, Orders
The world's third-largest economy fell into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years in the first quarter, data showed this week.
Read MoreIndia Factory Activity Barely Grows In October As GST Stings
The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, fell to 50.3 last month from September's 51.2, marking its third month above the 50-point threshold that separates growth from contraction.
Read MoreIndia Factory Activity Unexpectedly Expands In August As Orders Bounce Back
The rebound suggests that India's economic growth rate, which unexpectedly slipped to three-year low of 5.7 percent in the April-June quarter from a year ago, may also improve in the current quarter
Read MoreJuly Factory Activity Contracts On Confusion Over GST Implementation
An output sub-index fell to 46.3, its lowest since early 2009, from 51.7 in June, while contractions were reported across all major sub-indexes in the survey, including new orders, purchasing activity and employment
Read MoreIndian Factory Activity Expands For Fourth Month In A Row: PMI Index
Indian manufacturing activity expanded for a fourth consecutive month in April, helped by stronger growth in new orders although rises in output and employment slowed
Read MoreFactory Activity Contracts In Dec For First Time In Over Two Years
Nikkei's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by Markit, fell to a 28-month low of 49.1 in December from November's 50.3.
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