NYMEX-US slips on demand worries as China manufacturing dips

U.S. crude futures fell in early Asian trade on Monday on concerns over oil demand after factory growth in China, the world's No. 2 oil consumer, eased in January to a six-month low. * Crude exports from Iraq declined in January to an average of 2.228 million barrels per day (bpd) but should rise next month, Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi said on Saturday