Economic information that works for you IndicesBusiness Confidence IndexConsumer Confidence IndexBuilding Confidence IndexCivil Confidence IndexPurchasing Managers' IndexBuilding Cost Index RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Archive) The BER takes the percentage of respondents that rates prevailing conditions as satisfactory as indicator or proxy of business confidence. The composite RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) is the unweighted mean of five sectoral indices, namely that of manufactures, building contractors, retailers, wholesalers and new vehicle dealers. Business confidence can vary between 0 and 100, where 0 indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 50 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. Click here for more information on how the BER’s business surveys are conducted. 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (History Data), 2021 Last updated: Jun 15 2021 10:34AM After declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building read moreAfter declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building contractors and the wholesale trade sector improved only marginally. While the improvement in sentiment is no doubt encouraging, uncertainties remain. RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2021Q2 (Excel) Last updated: Jun 9 2021 10:03AM After declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building read moreAfter declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building contractors and the wholesale trade sector improved only marginally. While the improvement in sentiment is no doubt encouraging, uncertainties remain. RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2021Q2 (PDF) Last updated: Jun 9 2021 10:01AM After declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building read moreAfter declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building contractors and the wholesale trade sector improved only marginally. While the improvement in sentiment is no doubt encouraging, uncertainties remain. RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2021Q1 (Excel) Last updated: Mar 10 2021 10:02AM The RMB/BER BCI declined from 40 to 35 in the first quarter of 2021. This means close to seven out of ten senior executives expressed dissatisfaction with prevailing business conditions, up from six previously. Retail saw the biggest decline, followed by read moreThe RMB/BER BCI declined from 40 to 35 in the first quarter of 2021. This means close to seven out of ten senior executives expressed dissatisfaction with prevailing business conditions, up from six previously. Retail saw the biggest decline, followed by manufacturing and new vehicle dealers. Sentiment among building contractors and wholesale traders deteriorated slightly. Such underlying dynamics are not reflective of a robust economic upswing. RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2021Q1 (pdf) Last updated: Mar 10 2021 10:04AM The RMB/BER BCI declined from 40 to 35 in the first quarter of 2021. This means close to seven out of ten senior executives expressed dissatisfaction with prevailing business conditions, up from six previously. Retail saw the biggest decline, followed by read moreThe RMB/BER BCI declined from 40 to 35 in the first quarter of 2021. This means close to seven out of ten senior executives expressed dissatisfaction with prevailing business conditions, up from six previously. Retail saw the biggest decline, followed by manufacturing and new vehicle dealers. Sentiment among building contractors and wholesale traders deteriorated slightly. Such underlying dynamics are not reflective of a robust economic upswing.
RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Archive) The BER takes the percentage of respondents that rates prevailing conditions as satisfactory as indicator or proxy of business confidence. The composite RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) is the unweighted mean of five sectoral indices, namely that of manufactures, building contractors, retailers, wholesalers and new vehicle dealers. Business confidence can vary between 0 and 100, where 0 indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 50 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. Click here for more information on how the BER’s business surveys are conducted. 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (History Data), 2021 Last updated: Jun 15 2021 10:34AM After declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building read moreAfter declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building contractors and the wholesale trade sector improved only marginally. While the improvement in sentiment is no doubt encouraging, uncertainties remain. RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2021Q2 (Excel) Last updated: Jun 9 2021 10:03AM After declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building read moreAfter declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building contractors and the wholesale trade sector improved only marginally. While the improvement in sentiment is no doubt encouraging, uncertainties remain. RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2021Q2 (PDF) Last updated: Jun 9 2021 10:01AM After declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building read moreAfter declining by five points in the first quarter, the RMB/BER BCI jumped by 15 to 50 in the second quarter. Confidence rebounded especially sharply in the manufacturing, retail trade and motor trade sectors. By contrast, sentiment among building contractors and the wholesale trade sector improved only marginally. While the improvement in sentiment is no doubt encouraging, uncertainties remain. RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2021Q1 (Excel) Last updated: Mar 10 2021 10:02AM The RMB/BER BCI declined from 40 to 35 in the first quarter of 2021. This means close to seven out of ten senior executives expressed dissatisfaction with prevailing business conditions, up from six previously. Retail saw the biggest decline, followed by read moreThe RMB/BER BCI declined from 40 to 35 in the first quarter of 2021. This means close to seven out of ten senior executives expressed dissatisfaction with prevailing business conditions, up from six previously. Retail saw the biggest decline, followed by manufacturing and new vehicle dealers. Sentiment among building contractors and wholesale traders deteriorated slightly. Such underlying dynamics are not reflective of a robust economic upswing. RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2021Q1 (pdf) Last updated: Mar 10 2021 10:04AM The RMB/BER BCI declined from 40 to 35 in the first quarter of 2021. This means close to seven out of ten senior executives expressed dissatisfaction with prevailing business conditions, up from six previously. Retail saw the biggest decline, followed by read moreThe RMB/BER BCI declined from 40 to 35 in the first quarter of 2021. This means close to seven out of ten senior executives expressed dissatisfaction with prevailing business conditions, up from six previously. Retail saw the biggest decline, followed by manufacturing and new vehicle dealers. Sentiment among building contractors and wholesale traders deteriorated slightly. Such underlying dynamics are not reflective of a robust economic upswing.