Chinese Factory Activity Sinks, Weighing on Weak Economy

Workers transfer a half-assembled piano at a production factory of Parsons Music Corporation in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, on Nov. 23, 2021. Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via AP

BEIJING—Chinese manufacturing’s recovery from anti-virus shutdowns faltered in July as activity sank, a survey showed Sunday, adding to pressure on the struggling economy.

Factory activity was depressed by weak global demand and anti-virus controls that are weighing on domestic consumer spending, according to the national statistics agency and an official industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing.