China Activity Monitor CAP points to surprise slowdown in Q1 The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy suggests that economic growth is slowing in the current quarter, much sooner than most had expected. 20th March 2013 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Sharper recovery seen at end of 2012 The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) points to a sharper economic turnaround than the official figures showed towards the end of last year. In the detail, data on cargo volumes back up... 30th January 2013 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Recovery still finding its feet China’s economy is recovering, but the Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) points to a less emphatic rebound than some recent commentary might suggest. Data available so far are consistent... 20th December 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor A real turnaround The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) confirms that China’s economy has picked up speed. So far though, the recovery still looks weak and lopsided, with key sectors being left out. 21st November 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Activity strengthened at end-Q3 The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) provides further evidence that the pace of growth in China’s economy accelerated last month. 23rd October 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Q3 growth on course for another big drop The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that the economy stabilised in August but GDP growth is still likely to slow over Q3 as a whole. 19th September 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Weak start to Q3 The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that the economy slowed in July after steadying at the end of Q2. A further deterioration in exports and real estate construction has... 27th August 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Growth steadied at end-Q2 The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that the broad economy stopped weakening in June, providing some support to the view that activity will pick up in the next few quarters. 23rd July 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Property holding economy back The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) points to a further decline in GDP growth this quarter, with construction and service sector activity particularly weak. 22nd June 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor April weakness prompts stimulus response The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) confirms that the economy took an abrupt turn for the worse in April. The government is now ramping up its stimulus but the impact will come too late... 23rd May 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Q1 weak, but better in March The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that the economy was weaker than official GDP figures show in Q1, but there are signs in March’s data that the economy is close to bottoming... 24th April 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Economy not recovering yet The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that the economy slowed in the first two months of the year after a short rebound in December. 26th March 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Property crumbling, but strength elsewhere The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) provides further evidence of a spurt in economic activity at the end of 2011. But property construction does seem to be slowing and, for that sector at... 6th February 2012 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Activity continues to slow The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) signals that economic growth has continued to slow. Our initial estimate is that the economy expanded less than 7% q/q in annualised terms in Q4. 22nd December 2011 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Growth slowing The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that economic growth has slowed significantly. 28th November 2011 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Growth holds up in face of headwinds The Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) signals that the economy was strong to the end of Q3. But weaker growth lies ahead. 27th October 2011 · 1 min read
