China's factory activity contracted for the eighth consecutive month in November, official data showed Sunday, suggesting the world's second-largest economy remains subdued despite a trade truce with the U.S.
The manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key measure of industrial health, stood at 49.2 in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
That marked an improvement from 49.0 recorded in October but remained below the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction.
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