The MNI China Business Sentiment indicator has jumped17% in August

  • Confidence among executives at China's largest companies now to one-year high
  • Now back into expansion to 57.1 in August (was 48.8 in July)

MNI add:

  • Implies the fall in July was driven by temporary factors related to stock market volatility, and not a tangible lull in activity
  • Sentiment has been increasing since May