Trade war fatigue hits China's manufacturers

Purchasing index shows slower growth as tariffs weaken export orders

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Chinese manufacturing growth slowed in September to the lowest non-holiday level in two years.

ISSAKU HARADA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index slumped in September to the lowest non-holiday level in two years, an indicator that the trade war with the U.S. has begun to bite.

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