China’s manufacturing activity fell to a three-month low in December; Japanese manufacturing contracted for fourth straight month but at slower pace
Dec 30th, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
China's manufacturing activity fell to a three-month low in December but rising raw material costs raised inflationary pressures according to a report on Thursday. Meanwhile Japanese manufacturing activity contracted for a fourth straight month in December but the rate of deterioration was the slowest in three months.