![(FILES) This file photo taken on September 14, 2020 shows an employee working on a car assembly line at a Dongfeng factory in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. Factory activity in China improved slightly in September, according to official data published on September 30, 2020, showing a small rebound in the economy ahead of the week-long National Day public holiday. - China OUT
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A gauge of factory activity increased to 59.3 from 55.4 a month earlier in the US. AFP
A gauge of factory activity increased to 59.3 from 55.4 a month earlier in the US. AFP
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Bloomberg
17 October, 2020