A worker assembles an end frame for a shipping container in a factory in Qidong, China. (Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg)

China Manufacturing Gauge Slips in April as Recovery Moderates

Apr 30 2019, 1:07 AMApr 30 2019, 2:51 AMApril 30 2019, 1:07 AMApril 30 2019, 2:51 AM

(Bloomberg) -- The first official gauge of China’s manufacturing sector fell in April, signaling that the economic stabilization seen in the first quarter remains fragile.