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PBoC surveys show exporter sentiment, inflationary pressure continue to weaken

22 December 2011

Two sets of survey data released by China's central bank on Thursday show business sentiment among China's entrepreneurs continues to weaken. Of 5,000 companies surveyed by the People's Bank of China (PBoC), 24.8% believe China's economic status to be 'relatively cool' while the percentage of those believing that conditions are still normal slipped to 67.1% from 74.3% in the first quarter. A separate index of company owners' views of economic conditions for the fourth quarter declined 6pp QoQ to 41.7.

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