Composite Leading Indicator in China decreased to 97.41 points in September from 97.64 points in August of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in China averaged 100.01 points from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 106.41 points in September of 2007 and a record low of 85.64 points in March of 2020. source: OECD



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Business Conditions Index 49.50 48.30 points Sep 2026
NBS Manufacturing PMI 50.10 49.80 points Sep 2026
Industrial Capacity Utilization 73.10 73.00 percent Sep 2026
Passanger Car Production 2990000.00 2684000.00 Units Sep 2026
Passenger Car Sales 1618000.00 1541000.00 Units Sep 2026
Cement Production 14401.00 12908.00 Ten Thousands of Tonnes Sep 2026
Changes in Inventories 15366.10 11183.40 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Coal Production 385.13 361.82 Million Tonnes Sep 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 97.41 97.64 points Sep 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 829400.00 943800.00 Gigawatt-hour Sep 2026
Industrial Production YoY 5.50 5.20 percent Sep 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.61 0.54 percent Sep 2026
Leading Economic Index 148.20 148.30 points Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 6.00 6.10 percent Sep 2026
Mining Production 1.30 -1.40 percent Sep 2026
New Orders 50.50 50.60 points Sep 2026
Steel Production 73600.00 74600.00 Thousand Tonnes Sep 2026
Vehicle Sales YoY 2956000.00 2712000.00 Units Sep 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
97.41 97.64 106.41 85.64 1992 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100