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China Business Confidence 2026-03-02 09:30 Asia/Shanghai: data, chart, and analysis

China Business Confidence came in at 49 on Mar 2, 2026, compared with 49.3 previously. See the full release history, chart, People's Bank of China context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
49
Previous
49.3
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-02-28

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China Business Confidence release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

China Business Confidence chart through 2026-02-28
CNY Business Confidence readings through 2026-02-28. Latest: 49.

Business Confidence release read

China Business Confidence came in at 49 on Mar 2, 2026, compared with 49.3 previously. See the full release history, chart, People's Bank of China context, and API access for this series.

The parent Business Confidence page shows the full time series for China. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CNY event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cny_business_confidence_2026-03-02
API announcement ID cny_business_confidence_2026-02-28
Release time
2026-03-02 01:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-02-28
Actual value 49
Previous value 49.3
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1772415000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full China Business Confidence history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More China Business Confidence releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-03-31 09:30 Asia/Shanghai · 50.4

Older release

2026-02-02 09:30 Asia/Shanghai · 49.3

Related China indicators

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Consumer Confidence

Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.

Core Inflation

CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth

GDP growth: the quarterly change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in the economy.

Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)

Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.

Producer Price Index (PPI)

Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

Retail Sales

Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for China Business Confidence.

What did China Business Confidence come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

China Business Confidence was 49 Index (0-100 normalized) in February 2026. The previous reading was 49.3 Index (0-100 normalized).

When was this China Business Confidence release published?

This release was published on Mar 2, 2026 at 09:30 Asia/Shanghai. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next China Business Confidence release?

The next China Business Confidence release is scheduled for Sep 30, 2026 at 09:30 Asia/Shanghai.

What is the official source for China Business Confidence?

National Bureau of Statistics of China publishes the official Business Confidence series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1772415000,
  "announcement_id": "cny_business_confidence_2026-02-28",
  "date": "2026-02-28",
  "original_val": 49.0,
  "previous_value": 49.3,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1772242200,
      "val": 49.0
    }
  ],
  "val": 49.0
}