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.
Purchasing index shows slower growth as tariffs weaken export orders

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