• Conference Board Leading Economic Index for China +0.6% in October (vs. + 1.1 % September)
• Five of the six components contributed positively to the index in October
• Weaker real estate activity, oly partly offset by an improved outlook for manufacturing production and exports
• Coincident Index +0.8% in October (+0.2 percent increase in September)
• Four of the five components contributed positively to the index