On October 31, 2026, the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released the China Purchasing Managers' Index. Huo Lihui, chief statistician at the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics, explained this. The index of business activity in the construction sector declined. The index of business activity in the construction industry was 48.0%, down 2.3 percentage points from the previous month, and construction activity in the construction industry slowed down from month to month. The expected index of business activity in the construction industry was 52.3%, down 3.1 percentage points from the previous month, and continued to expand.

On October 31, 2026, the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released the China Purchasing Managers' Index. Huo Lihui, chief statistician at the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics, explained this. The index of business activity in the construction sector declined. The index of business activity in the construction industry was 48.0%, down 2.3 percentage points from the previous month, and construction activity in the construction industry slowed down from month to month. The expected index of business activity in the construction industry was 52.3%, down 3.1 percentage points from the previous month, and continued to expand.