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China's PMI of Manufacturing Sctor Dops to 6-Mnth Lw in February

Mar 1, 2011 10:01

BEIJING, Mar. 1-- The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing sector weakened to 52.2 percent in February, a six-month low, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said Tuesday.

The February PMI figure was 0.7 percentage points lower than January, marking a decline for three months in a row.

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