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 106.33 points in September of 2007 and a record low of 84.24 points in March of 2020. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Conditions Index 50.80 51.70 points Apr 2026
NBS Manufacturing PMI 50.30 50.40 points Apr 2026
Industrial Capacity Utilization 73.60 74.90 percent Mar 2026
Passanger Car Production 2575000.00 2917000.00 Units Apr 2026
Passenger Car Sales 1384000.00 1648000.00 Units Apr 2026
Cement Production 14571.00 12310.00 Ten Thousands of Tonnes Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories 11183.40 8740.00 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2024
Composite Leading Indicator 98.80 98.73 points Apr 2026
Industrial Profits (YTD) YoY 2435840.00 1696040.00 CNY Million Apr 2026
Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 76.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 744000.00 802480.00 Gigawatt-hour Apr 2026
Industrial Production YoY 4.10 5.70 percent Apr 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.05 0.28 percent Apr 2026
Leading Economic Index 144.80 145.10 points Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 4.00 6.00 percent Apr 2026
Mining Production 3.80 5.70 percent Apr 2026
New Orders 50.60 51.60 points Apr 2026
Steel Production 83600.00 87000.00 Thousand Tonnes Apr 2026
Vehicle Sales YoY 2526000.00 2899000.00 Units Apr 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
98.80 98.73 106.33 84.24 1992 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100