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China's SME development index continued to rise in February

2023-03-10   

The China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises announced today (10th) that the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Development Index (SMEDI) in February was 89.6. On the basis of the sharp recovery last month, it further rebounded by 0.7 points, rising for two consecutive months, and the rising range reached the second highest in two years. Among them, the sub-index and the branch index all recovered. Among the eight industries, the social service industry, information transmission computer service software industry and accommodation and catering industry increased significantly; Among the sub-indexes, the benefit index, market index and comprehensive operation index increased significantly. Among them, the operating rate of small and medium-sized enterprises and the rate of returning to work also increased significantly. A survey of the operating rate of sample enterprises showed that in February, 53.60% of the enterprises had operating rates of 75% or above, up 18.73 percentage points from the previous month. In general, with the gradual recovery of the economic situation, the number of construction projects has increased, the operating rate of small and medium-sized enterprises has increased significantly, and the rate of return to work has increased steadily. In February, with the gradual recovery of the economy, the eight industry indexes rose for two consecutive months. The recovery rate of the service industry index is leading, among which the social service industry, information transmission computer service software industry, accommodation and catering industry and wholesale and retail industry index rose by 1.1, 1.0, 1.0 and 0.8 points respectively. In February, all eight sub-indexes rose from the previous month, among which the macroeconomic perception index, comprehensive operation index, market index, cost index, capital index, labor index, input index and benefit index all rose in two months. The China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises believes that the current operation of small and medium-sized enterprises presents the following main characteristics: the confidence of enterprise development continues to rise. In February, the macroeconomic sentiment index reflecting the confidence of enterprises was 99.5, up 0.8 points from the previous month. From the perspective of the details of the macroeconomic perception index, the macroeconomic perception index was 104.2, up 0.8 points from the previous month, and higher than the critical value of prosperity by 100; The industry operation index was 94.8, up 0.9 points from the previous month. Market expectations continued to improve. With the improvement of the domestic epidemic situation, the positive fiscal policy and the prudent monetary policy continue to exert force, and the economic stabilization measures introduced in succession around the Spring Festival, China's economic growth potential is constantly released, and market confidence is significantly boosted. In February, the market index was 81.8, up 1.1 points month-on-month. Among the eight industries surveyed, the domestic order index, sales volume index and sales price index of eight industries all rose. The financial tension has eased. Financial institutions continue to support small and micro enterprises and take multiple measures to implement "precision drip irrigation". The financing difficulties and cash flow tension of small and micro enterprises continue to improve. In February, the capital index was 101.3, up 0.5 points from the previous month and above the critical value of prosperity. Among the eight industries surveyed, the liquidity index of eight industries and the financing index of five industries all rose. Both demand and supply in the labor market have increased. Enterprises seized orders to speed up production, and the demand for labor rose sharply. Due to the early Spring Festival this year, migrant workers returned home early and later, which made it difficult to recruit workers in some places. With the employment stabilization policy

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