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China reports Jan-Feb economic activity worse than expected

by AP Business Writer
| March 16, 2020 12:05 AM

BEIJING (AP) — China’s consumer spending and factory activity fell more than expected in January and February as it fought a virus outbreak, prompting some forecasters to warn this year’s economic growth might slump to its lowest level since the 1970s.

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