China Business Confidence Rises in August
Brief · Published 2026-08-31 · Data period 2026-08-31
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China's business confidence index rose to -0.4 in August from -1.6 in July. The reading remained negative for the second straight month, though it was above the year-ago level of -1.2. The index is far from the all-time high of 18.4 set in April 2008 and the all-time low of -28.6 in February 2020, according to the OECD.
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