
BEIJING: China's services activity expanded at a slower pace in August, an official survey showed on Wednesday, amid tighter COVID-related restrictions and the worst heatwaves in decades, which have affected construction.
The official non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 52.6 in August, from 53.8 in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
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