Brussels, 7 June 2024
The monthly update of the China economic database (CED) is out now. As part of a three-year EU-funded Horizon project on understanding China, under the name of China Horizons, Bruegel has developed a dashboard to display what we consider to be the most relevant macroeconomic data for China and EU-China relations.
This edition’s update includes several new sub-sections on Chinese investment and construction projects globally, and within the EU.
The original data comes from the American Enterprise Institute Global Investment Tracker.
By subscribing, you will also be informed of new variables being added to our dashboard in the future.
We hope you enjoy Bruegel’s work under the aegis of the EU-funded China Horizons project and be ready for more in-depth analysis of the Chinese economy in the near future.
EXPLORE THE FULL DATABASE UPDATE
The following description serves as a guide for the dashboard providing basic information on the type and the frequency of the data. All data is downloadable and updated on a regular basis.
(1) Macro
The second section provides a range of macro indicators using multiple official data sources. It includes indicators on consumer confidence based on the data collected from China’s largest social media platform, Weibo and investment confidence and based on the data obtained from China’s financial news platform, Sina. We also construct our own indicator of economic policy uncertainty equally based on Sina News. Finally, other sentiment indicators serve as a benchmark for comparison.
(2) Structural
Structural data section provides a range of indicators to gain a deeper understanding of structural factors influencing China’s economic performance.
(3) Money & Finance
This section provides a range of financial indicators, including data on the international use of the RMB.
(4) Sectoral
This section provides a sectoral analysis of China’s economy.
EU-China Data
(5) EU-China: Trade and Investment Relations
EU-China section offers a range of indicators to learn about China’s economic interactions with the EU.
(6) EU Sentiment Data
This section proviveds an analysis of media sentiment within the European Union concerning China and the Belt and Road Initiative, offering insights into prevailing perceptions and attitudes within the region
Frequency of updates
Updates are performed monthly at the beginning of the month, and quarterly at the beginning of the quarter, depending on the data source.
Source – https://www.bruegel.org/dataset/china-economic-database