Economists are predicting another month of manufacturing contraction in the world’s No2 economy as it continues to struggle post-Covid

Manufacturing output contracted again in December prompting calls for Beijing to act now to prevent the slide gathering pace

Data showed factory profits grew 0.8% compared with a year earlier, rebounding from a 6.5% decline in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics

Profits shrank 6.5% year-on-year, less than the 8.5% decline in April, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday

Manufacturers slowed activity last month in countries ranging from Japan to Taiwan and Malaysia, surveys showed

The manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) increased to 49.6 in May from 47.4 in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday

Profit fell 8.5% from a year ago as margins shrank and factory activity stalled, the statistics bureau said on Friday, plunging from a 12% gain in March

Increase in producer price index was slower than a 13.5% gain in October but faster than the 12.4% rise expected in a Reuters poll