AI Data Insight
According to the latest data, the purchase volume sub-index of China's Emerging Industries Purchasing Managers' Index (EPMI) fell sharply to 43.7 in the third quarter of 2026, showing a significant deterioration from the previous reading of 49.6. This decline reflects that amid weakening overall domestic demand and off-season effects, the stocking intentions of emerging industry manufacturers have frozen rapidly, and market expectations for the subsequent economic recovery have turned conservative.