Chinese Business Confidence Falls to Lowest in Almost a Decade on COVID-19

Chinese Business Confidence Falls to Lowest in Almost a Decade on COVID-19
The city skyline in Shanghai on Feb. 24, 2022. Aly Song/Reuters
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BEIJING—China’s business confidence fell to its lowest since January 2013, a survey by World Economics showed on Monday, reflecting the impact of surging COVID-19 cases on economic activity with the abrupt lifting of many pandemic control measures.

The index fell to 48.1 in December from 51.8 in November, showed the World Economics’ survey of sales managers at over 2,300 companies conducted Dec. 1–16. The index was the lowest since the survey began in 2013.