By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s services activity grew in September but at a slightly slower pace, a private survey showed on Tuesday, with job losses weighing on the sector despite strong domestic and overseas demand.

The RatingDog China General Services PMI, compiled by S&P Global, slipped to 52.9 in September from 53.0 in August, staying above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction.

RatingDog’s index is viewed as a better gauge of smaller, export-oriented service providers along China’s east coast, while the official PMI primarily tracks large and medium-sized enterprises, including state-owned companies.

New business growth slowed marginally in September from August, but new export orders rose at the fastest pace in seven months, helped by a rec

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