Car manufacturing profits in China declined 19 per cent between January and August. Photo: Xinhua
Car manufacturing profits in China declined 19 per cent between January and August. Photo: Xinhua
Economy /  China Economy

China’s industrial profits contract in August as economy battles slow growth amid trade war with US

  • Profits at China’s large industrial firms fell 2 per cent in August, with a year-to-date decline of 1.7 per cent
  • The National Bureau of Statistics blamed slowing sales, a drop in product prices and super typhoons that impacted manufacturing

Amanda Lee
Amanda Lee

Updated: 8:52pm, 27 Sep, 2019

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Car manufacturing profits in China declined 19 per cent between January and August. Photo: Xinhua
Car manufacturing profits in China declined 19 per cent between January and August. Photo: Xinhua
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