China Business Confidence

In China, business confidence improved to 123 in the first quarter of 2012 from 120.9 in the fourth quarter of 2011. Historically, from 1999 until 2012, China Business Confidence averaged 128.2 reaching an all time high of 146.0 in June of 2007 and a record low of 105.6 in March of 2009. In China, the Business Climate Index conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of China measures the level of optimism that people who run companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. Business confidence surveys can provide useful signs about the current condition of the economy, because companies often have information about consumer demand sooner than government statisticians do. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Business Confidence.

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Business Confidence
The Business Confidence Index is an indicator designed to measure he degree of optimism on the state of the economy that business owners are expressing through their activities of investing and spending. Decreasing business confidence often implies slowing economic growth because business owners are likely to decrease their investment. The idea is that the more confident business owners and managers feel about the economy, their companies, their jobs and incomes, the more likely they are to make investments and purchases. When business confidence is measured on a scale between 0 and 100, an index level below 50 means that business owners expecting their company’s performance to be weaker in the next year outnumber those expecting stronger performance.

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China's Inflation Rate Down to 3.4% in April
Published: 5/11/2012 11:31:49 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics of China
In April, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 3.4 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 3.4 percent in cities and 3.3 percent in rural areas.

China Trade Surplus Widens in April
Published: 5/10/2012 11:44:27 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, General Administration of Customs
China recorded a better-than-expected surplus of $18.42 billion in April. However, export and import growth slowed notably in April, as the European debt woes and slowing growth in emerging economies hampered demand.

China's GDP at 3 Year Low in Q1
Published: 4/13/2012 10:27:32 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics of China
China's GDP in the first quarter of 2012 was 10,799.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.1 percent. The value added of the primary industry was 692.2 billion yuan, up by 3.8 percent; that of the secondary industry was 5,145.1 billion yuan, up by 9.1 percent; and that of the tertiary industry was 4,962.2 billion yuan, up by 7.5 percent. In the first quarter of 2012, the gross domestic product went up by 1.8 percent on quarterly bases.

China's Inflation Rate Up to 3.6% in March
Published: 4/10/2012 11:47:42 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics of China
In March, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 3.6 percent year-on-year. The food prices went up by 7.5 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.8 percent. The prices of consumer goods went up by 4.4 percent and the prices of services grew by 1.5 percent.

China Posts Unexpected Trade Surplus in March
Published: 4/10/2012 11:42:24 AM By: TradingEconomics.com
China returned to an export-led trade surplus of $5.35 billion in March, heralding the prospect that a rebound in the global economy is lifting overseas orders just in time to compensate for a slowdown in domestic demand.

China's Inflation Rate Down to 3.2% in February
Published: 3/9/2012 11:08:08 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics of China
In February, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 3.2 percent year-on-year. The food prices went up by 6.2 percent while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 percent. The prices of consumer goods went up by 3.9 percent and the prices of services grew by 1.5 percent.

China's Economy Expands 8.9% in Q4
Published: 1/17/2012 12:17:38 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Reuters
China's economy expanded at its weakest pace in 2-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, with the sagging real estate and export sectors heralding a sharper slowdown in coming months and fresh pro-growth measures from the government.

China's Trade Surplus Narrows in November
Published: 12/10/2011 1:08:15 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, General Administration of Customs
China's trade surplus narrowed in November, but was higher than expected, indicating the euro-zone crisis is having a real but still limited impact on Chinese exports.

China Inflation Rate Falls to 4.2 percent in November
Published: 12/9/2011 12:03:00 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics China
Inflation Rate in China eased to 4.2 percent in November from 5.5 percent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The rate cooled for a fourth consecutive month, after peaking at 6.5 percent in July.

China's Trade Surplus Widens in October
Published: 11/10/2011 10:54:04 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, General Administration of Customs
China recorded a trade surplus of $17.03 billion in October, as exports rose 15.9 percent year-on-year to $157.49 billion, while imports increased 28.7 percent to 140.56 billion, according to the General Administration of Customs. The trade surplus was $14.51 billion in September.

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