Huo Lihui, chief statistician at the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics, interpreted the China Purchasing Managers' Index for August 2026. In August, the non-manufacturing business activity index was 49.0%, the same as last month. The index of business activity in the service sector remained the same as last month. The index of business activity in the service sector is 49.3%, and the sentiment level is basically stable. From an industry perspective, the index of business activity in industries such as postal services, telecommunications, radio and television, and satellite transmission services, Internet software and information technology services was above 55.0%, and the total business volume of related enterprises maintained relatively rapid growth; the index of business activity in the wholesale, retail, and capital market services industries was below the critical point, and industry prosperity was weak. The expected index of business activity in the service sector is 55.5%, and it continues to be in the high boom range above 55.0%. Companies remain optimistic about the future development of the industry. The index of business activity in the construction industry declined steadily and slightly. Due to extreme weather such as torrential rain and typhoons in some regions, construction progress in the construction industry slowed down. The index of business activity was 46.9%, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. The expected index of business activity in the construction industry is 51.8%, the same as last month, and the confidence of enterprises in recent market development is stable.

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