Chinese manufacturing conditions deteriorated for a sixth straight month in August, accelerating the pace of decline from what was already a three-year low.

8月份，中国制造业状况连续第六个月恶化，从原本的三年低点进一步下滑。

Caixin's "flash" purchasing managers' index fell to 47.1 this month, a 77-month low, versus a "final" reading of 47.8 in July. Any score below 50 indicates the manufacturing sector is shrinking.

本月，财新中国制造业采购经理人指数(PMI)初值跌至47.1，为77个月以来的最低点，也低于7月份的终值47.8。该读数低于50，表示制造业处于收缩之中。

The data suggest the world's second largest economy continues to struggle for momentum in August. Data for July has already shown exports were down more than 8 per cent year-on-year. Meanwhile, industrial production slowed to a year-on-year pace of 6 per cent, its weakest since April, while retail sales grew at a 10.5 per cent pace, slowing from a 10.6 per cent pace in June.

这一数据表明，全球第二大经济体在8月份依然势头疲软。7月份的数据已显示出口同比下滑逾8%。规模以上工业增加值的增长速度也放缓至同比增长6%，是自今年4月以来的最弱增长。而社会消费品零售总额的增幅则从6月份的10.6%下滑至10.5%。