AI Data Insight
The latest China manufacturing finished goods inventory index for Q2 2026 rose to 49.3%, a significant increase of 1.8 percentage points from the previous value. Against the backdrop of resilient production but simultaneous declines in both domestic and foreign demand orders, the supply-demand gap has widened, leading to signs of passive inventory accumulation among enterprises. The effective implementation of short-term domestic demand policies will be the key to breaking this deadlock.