Financial Post
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Jul 31, 2026
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China’s Factories, Construction Slump in Sign of Deeper Slowdown
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-0.40 · LEFT
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.259 · RIGHT
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0.130 · CENTER
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Article Excerpt
China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted for the first time in five months and construction slumped to the lowest since the start of the pandemic, suggesting economic weakness is becoming more entrenched.
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