China’s growth engine stutters as factories slow down | Droolin Dog dot Net

Crackdown on air pollution and slump in property market have hit industrial output, official figures show Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed in December as a punishing crackdown on air pollution and a cooling property market start to weigh on the world’s second-largest economy. The data supports the view that the Chinese economy is beginning to gradually lose steam after growing by a forecast-beating 6.9% in the first nine months of the year. However, signs of a sharper slowdown – a major fear among global investors – have yet to materialise. Continue reading… Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/dec/31/chinas-growth-engine-stutters-as-factories-slowdown Tags: *Headlines*, #Headlines, #TheNewz, China | #China, World News | #WorldNews, #TopNews, #Trending

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