Early indications suggest China's economy is stabilising
Several private surveys on different sectors paint a slightly better economic picture in October
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Beijing
WITH a preliminary reading of the manufacturing industry scrapped this month by Markit Economics and Caixin Media, analysts must search a bit harder for the pulse of the world's second-largest economy. Early signs suggest stabilisation.
Domestically compiled gauges of manufacturing and services improved in October, while an index based on search engine data for small and medium-sized businesses weakened slightly. They come ahead of official Purchasing Managers' Indexes for manufacturing and services, both due on Sunday.
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