The Caixin China General Composite PMI rose to 52.9 in March 2019, the highest since June 2018, from 50.7 in February. Service sector activity grew the most since January 2018 (PMI at 54.4 vs 51.1 in February) and factory output growth was the strongest since July 2018 (PMI at 50.8 vs 49.9 in February). Total new work expanded the most since February 2018, with new business from abroad rebounding slightly, and employment levels increased for the first time in over a year. On the price front, both input prices and output charges continued to rise. Finally, confidence picked up to seven-month high, reflecting improvements in overall demand conditions. Composite Pmi in China is reported by Markit Economics.

Composite Pmi in China is expected to be 52.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Composite Pmi in China to stand at 51.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the China Composite Pmi is projected to trend around 51.60 in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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China Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 50.50 49.20 59.20 38.80 Index Points [+]
Services PMI 54.40 51.10 54.70 50.00 Index Points [+]
Non Manufacturing PMI 54.80 54.30 62.20 50.80 percent [+]
Manufacturing PMI 50.80 49.90 52.30 47.20 [+]
Industrial Production 8.50 5.30 29.40 -21.10 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom 1.00 0.46 1.32 0.13 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production 9.00 5.60 11.40 5.50 percent [+]
New Orders 51.60 50.60 65.10 32.30 Index Points [+]
Changes in Inventories 14186.00 11054.00 14186.00 3.00 CNY HML [+]
Total Vehicle Sales 2520000.00 1481602.00 3060271.00 88416.00 [+]
Car Production 2089800.00 1140300.00 2669100.00 215533.00 Units [+]
Car Registrations 2019400.00 1219500.00 2672300.00 213534.00 [+]
Internet Speed 7583.32 6295.74 7583.32 635.70 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 98862937.00 104032031.00 119094184.00 28818357.00 IP [+]
Steel Production 70988.00 75013.00 82552.00 4918.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Mining Production 4.60 0.30 7.90 -3.80 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 75.90 76.00 78.00 72.90 percent [+]
Competitiveness Index 72.61 71.76 72.61 4.55 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 28.00 28.00 34.00 26.00 [+]
Composite Pmi 52.90 50.70 53.70 48.00 [+]
Cement Production 17971.10 18394.00 23427.00 781.50 Ten Thousands of Tonnes [+]
Corruption Index 39.00 41.00 41.00 21.60 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 87.00 77.00 100.00 40.00 [+]
Corporate Profits 708010.00 6635140.00 7518710.00 1617.00 CNY Million [+]
Ease of Doing Business 46.00 78.00 99.00 46.00 [+]
Electricity Production 620000.00 554300.00 640500.00 41760.00 Gigawatt-hour [+]


China Composite Pmi

In China, the Caixin China Composite Output Index tracks business trends across private sector activity, based on data collected from a representative panel of around 400 companies. The index tracks variables such as sales, new orders, employment, inventories and prices. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in business activity and below 50 indicates that it is generally declining. This page provides - China Composite Pmi- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. China Composite Pmi - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
52.90 50.70 53.70 48.00 2013 - 2019 Monthly
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Country Last Previous
Australia 50.60 Apr/19
Brazil 53.10 Mar/19
China 52.90 Mar/19
Euro Area 51.30 Apr/19
France 50.00 Apr/19
Germany 52.10 Apr/19
India 52.70 Mar/19
Italy 51.50 Mar/19
Japan 50.40 Mar/19
Russia 54.60 Mar/19
Singapore 51.80 Mar/19
South Africa 48.80 Mar/19
United Kingdom 50.00 Mar/19
United States 52.80 Apr/19


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