China's factory growth is weakening further, according to a private manufacturing gauge reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The index reading and the period surveyed are not yet available to Bota.
Privately compiled monthly gauges track activity at Chinese manufacturers as an independent read alongside official statistics. Bota follows these surveys as an indicator of whether China's industrial growth is losing momentum. This thread opens with the reading reported at the start of August 2026.
A private gauge of Chinese manufacturing showed activity growth weakening further, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The index reading and the surveyed period are not contained in the material available to Bota.