CBB International is a New-York-based research group. The firm puts a private survey called the China Beige Book
- China Beige Book adapts methodology used by the U.S. Federal Reserve's "Beige Book"
- a quarterly report
- Uses quantitative & qualitative data to track conditions within the Chinese economy
This latest survey utilises the survey of more than 3,300 firms, conducted mid-May to mid-June.
In brief, the results show:
- China's economy contracted in Q2 (ie the three months April to June) from a year earlier
- historically low levels of manufacturing profits, capital expenditures and retail sales volumes, barely up from Q1
- slow global demand remains a drag on growth
Looking out further:
- "The eventual return to growth does not mean a return to anything approaching the old levels of growth"
- "Until and unless global demand recovers more forcefully, the incremental quarterly improvement just seen will make for a contraction for full-year 2020"
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Q2 GDP will be announced on July 16.
