China tries to boost consumer spending as factory sector contracts for fourth month
By Laura He & Wayne Chang
US manufacturing shows signs of stabilizing at lower levels in July, ISM says
By Paul Simao & Lucia Mutikani
UK factory output falls at fastest pace in seven months, cost pressures ease
By Suban Soraia Abdulla
World factory activity mired in slump as China, growth slowdown take toll
By Leika Kihara, Jonathan Cable & Lucia Mutikani