The official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) stood at 53.5 in August, compared to the previous month's reading of 53.9 and above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
China is counting on growth in services to offset persistent weakness in manufacturing and exports that is dragging on the world's second-largest economy. (Reporting by Yawen Chen and Elias Glenn; Editing by Kim COghill)China official services PMI expands at slightly slower pace in August
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