Category HK Weekly Report

China factory activity slows in April

The National Bureau of Statistics announced that the manufacturing PMI in April was 50.4, 0.4 points down from March’s 50.8, maintaining the expansion. In terms of the size of enterprises, the PMI for large corporates was 50.3, a decrease of…

HK Overall CPI in March rose 2% YoY

The Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published the March Consumer Price Index (CPI). Overall CPI rose 2.0% YoY in March, down 0.1ppt from 2.1% in February. Excluding the impacts of one-off relief government measures, the Composite CPI rose…

China’s CPI up 0.1 pct in March

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the national consumer price index (CPI) in March rose by 0.1% YoY and fell by 1.0% MoM. Excluding food and energy prices, core CPI rose by 0.6% YoY, maintaining a moderate increase. Due…

2023.05.22 20,000 points to be the resistance

In April, the total retail sales of consumer goods in China reached CNY3.49tn, +18.4% YoY, which was lower than the market’s expectation of 21.9%. The retail sales of consumer goods excluding automobiles were CNY3.13tn, +16.5% YoY. In 4M23, the total…