Survey Contradicts Official China Data

China’s economy slowed this quarter as growth in manufacturing and transportation weakened in contrast with official signs of an expansion pickup, a private survey showed.

Increases in business-investment and real estate revenue also slowed, while service industries picked up and employees became tougher to find, the survey from New York-based China Beige Book International said yesterday. The report is based on responses from 2,000 people from Aug. 12 to Sept. 4 as well as 32 in-depth interviews conducted later in September.

The quarterly report, modeled on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Beige Book business survey, diverges from government figures showing faster July and August gains in factory production that have spurred analysts from Citigroup Inc. to Deutsche Bank AG to upgrade expansion estimates. Nomura Holdings Inc. is among banks skeptical that any rebound will be sustained next year.

Bloomberg

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