AI Data Insight
China's EPMI product orders index for August 2026 (Q3) reported at 52.2%, sharply rising from the previous value of 45.6% and returning to the expansion zone. Benefiting from the seasonal peak period and the synchronized improvement in domestic and foreign demand, the order performance of strategic emerging industries outperformed the overall manufacturing sector, injecting key momentum into the economic recovery in the second half of the year.