Composite Leading Indicator in China decreased to 98.49 points in March from 98.51 points in February of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in China averaged 100.00 points from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 106.27 points in September of 2007 and a record low of 84.18 points in March of 2020. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Conditions Index 52.40 53.70 points Feb 2026
NBS Manufacturing PMI 50.40 49.00 points Mar 2026
Industrial Capacity Utilization 73.60 74.90 percent Mar 2026
Passanger Car Production 2446000.00 1400000.00 Units Mar 2026
Passenger Car Sales 1648000.00 1034000.00 Units Mar 2026
Cement Production 12310.00 17827.00 Ten Thousands of Tonnes Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 10002.90 8740.00 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2024
Composite Leading Indicator 98.49 98.51 points Mar 2026
Industrial Profits (YTD) YoY 1024560.00 7398200.00 CNY Million Feb 2026
Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 76.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 1571790.00 858620.00 Gigawatt-hour Feb 2026
Industrial Production YoY 5.70 6.30 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.28 0.83 percent Mar 2026
Leading Economic Index 145.10 144.90 points Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 6.00 6.60 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production 5.70 6.10 percent Mar 2026
New Orders 51.60 48.60 points Mar 2026
Steel Production 76100.00 75300.00 Thousand Tonnes Feb 2026
Vehicle Sales YoY 2899000.00 1801000.00 Units Mar 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
98.49 98.51 106.27 84.18 1992 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100