中國產業獲利大衰退；February factory output and retail sales seen in decline in Japan

February factory output and retail sales seen in decline in Japan as virus damage deepens
日本百貨店協會於24日對外發表，3月1日～17日的百貨公司銷售額與去年同期相比減少了約40%。由於新型冠狀病毒的感染情形擴大，除了訪日外籍顧客遽減之外，日籍顧客也普遍減少消費。


Profits at China's industrial firms slumped in the first two months of the year to their lowest in at least a decade, with the mining, manufacturing and power sectors all seeing sharp falls, as a virus epidemic battered China's economy.