India, May 6 -- China's service sector grew at the slowest pace in seven months in April as disruptions to goods trade amid fresh tariffs negatively impacted new work of some service providers, survey data from S&P Global revealed Tuesday.
The Caixin Services Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 50.7 in April from 51.9 in March. The reading was forecast to drop moderately to 51.7.
The score suggested that the sector continued to expand for 28 straight months. However, the pace of growth eased to the softest since last September.
New work logged its slowest growth in 28 months in April. New export business grew only fractionally with some firms reported improved foreign demand amid rising tourism activity.
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