In September, construction activities remained active, and investment showed a sustained and stable trend.

CCTV News:From the perspective of non-manufacturing industry, the business activity index of non-manufacturing industry in September released today (September 30) is still in the expansion range.

In September, China’s non-manufacturing business activity index was 50.6%, down 2 percentage points from the previous month. From the perspective of the industry, due to factors such as the epidemic situation, the market activity of the service industry weakened in September.

He Hui, Assistant President of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing:However, online activities have remained relatively good, especially in the productive service industry, including postal activities.

In September, the postal business activity index and new order index related to online shopping increased by more than 5 percentage points month-on-month, which were higher than 60% and 58% respectively, indicating that residents’ willingness to shop online has increased.

In addition, the business activity index of the construction industry in September was 60.2%, up 3.7 percentage points from the previous month, hitting a new high in the year. The comprehensive index changes, driven by the continuous promotion of policies and the peak construction season, the construction industry activities remain active and the investment shows a sustained and stable trend.

Zhao Qinghe, Senior Statistician, Service Industry Survey Center, National Bureau of Statistics:The business activity index of the construction industry has rebounded sharply, and it has rebounded to a high boom zone, which shows that all localities have intensified their efforts to promote the implementation of infrastructure construction projects, thus driving the accelerated expansion of construction enterprises (production activities).

In addition, the business activity index of the financial industry rose to over 60% in September, rising for two consecutive months, indicating that the social financing foundation supporting investment and other industry activities is relatively stable.