Composite Leading Indicator in China decreased to 98.81 points in January from 98.84 points in December of 2025. Composite Leading Indicator in China averaged 100.00 points from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 106.17 points in September of 2007 and a record low of 84.67 points in March of 2020. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Conditions Index 49.80 51.60 points Dec 2025
NBS Manufacturing PMI 49.30 50.10 points Jan 2026
Industrial Capacity Utilization 74.90 74.60 percent Dec 2025
Passanger Car Production 2879000.00 3532000.00 Units Dec 2025
Passenger Car Sales 2261000.00 2225000.00 Units Dec 2025
Cement Production 14416.40 15434.20 Ten Thousands of Tonnes Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 10002.90 8740.00 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2024
Composite Leading Indicator 98.81 98.84 points Jan 2026
Industrial Profits (YTD) YoY 7398200.00 6626860.00 CNY Million Dec 2025
Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 76.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 858620.00 779220.00 Gigawatt-hour Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 5.20 4.80 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom 0.49 0.44 percent Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index 145.30 145.20 points Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY 5.70 4.60 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 5.40 6.30 percent Dec 2025
New Orders 49.20 50.80 points Jan 2026
Steel Production 68200.00 69900.00 Thousand Tonnes Dec 2025
Vehicle Sales YoY 2346000.00 3272000.00 Units Jan 2026


China Composite Leading Indicator
The composite leading indicator (CLI) is designed to provide early signals of turning points in business cycles showing fluctuation of the economic activity around its long term potential level. CLIs show short-term economic movements in qualitative rather than quantitative terms.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
98.81 98.84 106.17 84.67 1992 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100