#China

China's August Official Manufacturing PMI Rebounds to 49.8, Beating Expectations, but Remains in Contraction for a Second Consecutive Month

In August 2026 (Q3), China's official manufacturing PMI recorded 49.8, a noticeable rebound from the previous reading of 49.2, beating the market consensus expectation of 49.6 to 49.7. Despite the mar

China's Q3 Urban Surveyed Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.2%, Missing Expectations; Extreme Weather and Structural Headwinds Drive Up Employment Pressure

Core Overview: China's recently announced national urban surveyed unemployment rate for Q3 2026 (based on July) rose to 5.2%, climbing 0.2 percentage points from the previous observation period in Q2

China's Q3 Retail Sales YoY Growth Drops to 0.6%, Domestic Demand Recovery Momentum Continues to Cool

Alarms are sounding again in China's domestic demand market. According to the latest data, the year-on-year growth rate of total retail sales of consumer goods for the third quarter of 2026 (July) rec

China Q3 Financial Institution Loan YoY Growth Drops to 5.1%, July New Loans Hit Record Contraction

Core Overview: The year-over-year growth rate of China's outstanding financial institution loans in Q3 2026 (July) dropped to 5.1%, sliding further from the previous observation of 5.2% and continuing

China's Q3 PPI YoY Growth Falls Back to 3.5%, Missing Expectations; Declining Oil Prices and Weak Domestic Demand Constrain Gains

According to the latest data released by DataTrack, China's Producer Price Index (PPI) year-over-year growth rate for the third quarter of 2026 (Q3 2026) was reported at 3.5%, cooling significantly fr

China Q3 2026 CPI YoY Growth Slows to 0.5%, Energy Prices and Extreme Weather Become a Double-Edged Sword

Core Overview: China's recently released Q3 2026 CPI YoY growth rate reported at 0.5%, showing a noticeable cooling compared to 1.0% in Q2 2026. Although the market initially held expectations for a m