SHANGHAI, Aug. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Sentiment at Chinese companies remains low, with high input costs and scarce credit keeping a lid on production growth and corporate financial conditions seeing just a slight improvement from July, according to the August Xinhua Finance/MNI China Business Sentiment Survey.
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The survey was released today by Xinhua Finance (TSE Mothers: 9399) and Market News International (MNI), a part of the news service line of Xinhua Finance.
The headline sentiment index for current business conditions in August fell to 56.46 in from July’s 59.33, making it the second lowest reading since the survey began in January, 2005. The index was at 67.18 in August last year.
Companies remain pessimistic about the pace of future improvement, with the index for overall business conditions in three months improving slightly from July’s record low of 52.33 to 55.10 in August.
The August survey results underline the extent to which Chinese economic growth is slowing after four years of frenetic expansion, with government tightening measures, the knock-on effect of the global credit crisis, and surging inflation all taking their toll.
The monthly survey was conducted August 11-24.
Since its inception in January, 2005, the survey has accurately tracked and predicted overall Chinese economic conditions, providing important intelligence ahead of government data.
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