Bloomberg have put together some of the private economic indicators for the Chinese economy

It's a quick read, and worth doing so if you are following developments in China, but in very brief:

  • Increased business confidence
  • Most private gauges showed improvement
  • A proxy for factory activity jumped to the strongest level in almost two years
  • A steady flow of credit has boosted property sales, helping offset sluggish exports and continued weakness in private investment

The article is here, with a discussion of:

  • Standard Chartered Plc's Small and Medium Enterprises Confidence Index
  • China Satellite Manufacturing Index
  • Official Manufacturing PMI
  • Market News International China Business Sentiment Indicator
  • Sales Managers index (from research firm World Economics)
  • S&P Global Platts China Steel Sentiment Index