Composite Leading Indicator in China decreased to 98.10 points in August from 98.25 points in July of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in China averaged 100.00 points from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 106.50 points in September of 2007 and a record low of 85.58 points in March of 2020. source: OECD



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Business Conditions Index 48.30 50.10 points Aug 2026
NBS Manufacturing PMI 49.80 49.20 points Aug 2026
Industrial Capacity Utilization 73.00 73.60 percent Jun 2026
Passanger Car Production 2684000.00 2573000.00 Units Aug 2026
Passenger Car Sales 1541000.00 1461000.00 Units Aug 2026
Cement Production 12908.00 12671.00 Ten Thousands of Tonnes Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories 15366.10 11183.40 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Coal Production 361.82 343.21 Million Tonnes Aug 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 98.10 98.25 points Aug 2026
Industrial Profits (YTD) YoY 5271980.00 4582060.00 CNY Million Aug 2026
Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 76.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 943800.00 943900.00 Gigawatt-hour Aug 2026
Industrial Production YoY 5.20 4.50 percent Aug 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.54 0.11 percent Aug 2026
Leading Economic Index 148.20 148.30 points Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 6.10 5.50 percent Aug 2026
Mining Production -1.40 -4.20 percent Aug 2026
New Orders 50.60 48.50 points Aug 2026
Steel Production 74600.00 76900.00 Thousand Tonnes Aug 2026
Vehicle Sales YoY 2712000.00 2584000.00 Units Aug 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
98.10 98.25 106.50 85.58 1992 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100