BLOOMBERG The Pulse September 1, 2015
Extending the biggest twomonth tumble since 2008. The purchasing Managers Index was 49. 7, down from 50 in july. Anything below 50 indicates a contraction. Lets get straight to the chief asia economics correspondent, in hong kong. What does this data tell us . I guess it shows that there is no autumn out just yet in chinas slowing economy. I will say that these figures have been distorted because factories around beijing in particular have been shut down to try and clear skies ahead of a very important military commemoration this week. There was a big athletics championship run in beijing also...