2024 Calendar Week 38

2024 Calendar Week 38

China’s Retail Landscape: August 2024 Insights and Trends In August 2024, China’s retail sales of consumer goods reached CNY 38,726 billion, marking a y-o-y growth of 2.1%. For the first eight months of the year, the total retail sales amounted to CNY...
2024 Calendar Week 37

2024 Calendar Week 37

CPI (Consumer Price Index) for August 2024 In August 2024, China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6% y-on-y. Among them, urban areas rose 0.6% and rural areas rose 0.8%. Food prices rose 2.8% and non-food prices rose 0.2%. Consumer goods prices rose 0.7% and...
2024 Calendar Week 36

2024 Calendar Week 36

China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for August 2024 Manufacturing PMI Overview In August, China’s Manufacturing PMI stood at 49.1%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous month, indicating a slight decline in manufacturing...
2024 Calendar Week 35

2024 Calendar Week 35

Price Trends in China’s Production Materials – Mid August 2024 The latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics of China provides a comprehensive overview of the price fluctuations in significant production materials across the country as of mid-August...
2024 Calendar Week 33

2024 Calendar Week 33

Chinese Yuan Appreciates Against the US Dollar Since July 2024 The Chinese yuan has strengthened against the US dollar since July 2024, with the USDCNY exchange rate decreasing from around 7.25 in early July to 7.17 as of August 9, 2024. This represents a 0.53%...