Factory output picks up steam
China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-06 08:05
A worker rubs grout into precast terrazzo faux-marble stair treads at a factory in Raleigh, North Carolina. The US economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2009, expanding at a 2.2 percent annual rate. Bloomberg News |
NEW YORK/LONDON: Chinese manufacturing grew at its fastest pace on record in December, data showed on Monday, while US factories marked their best month in nearly four years, suggesting more improvement in the world economy.
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