China industrial profit down 2.9% in July

Profits at industrial companies with annual revenues of more than 20 million yuan (about $3.1 million) totaled 471.6 billion yuan in July [Xinhua] Profits of China’s major industrial firms fell 2.9 per cent year on year in July, sharply down from the 0.3 per cent decline posted in June, underscoring the challenge facing the nation’s former […]