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In November the CEP-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for China has improved by 26.3 points reaching a value of 30.8 points. The CEP-Indicator captures the expectations of financial market experts regarding the economic development in China over the course of the next twelve months. About 75 percent of the surveyed experts assume economic conditions to improve further.

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In October the CEP-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for China declines to 4.5 points. The CEP-Indicator captures the expectations of financial market experts regarding the economic development in China over the course of the next twelve months. This month’s decline is due to a larger share of analysts predicting economic activity to dampen in the upcoming months. At the same time, the share of experts expecting a rise in China’s overall economic conditions within the next twelve months drops to 45.5 per cent.

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In September 2013 the CEP-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for China reaches 18.8 points displaying an ongoing positive sentiment. The CEP-Indicator of Economic Sentiment captures the expectations of financial market experts regarding the economic development in China over the course of the next twelve months. In September 63.9 percent of the surveyed experts expect the economic development in China to improve over the next twelve months, while 27.8 percent expect the economic perspectives to worsen. The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and the Fudan University in Shanghai publish the results of the "China Economic Panel" (CEP) for the second time. CEP is a panel of experts focused on China. It serves to investigate the country’s development in the world economy on the basis of a monthly survey of economic data.

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Today, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and the Fudan University in Shanghai publish the results of the first "China Economic Panel" (CEP). CEP is a panel of experts focused on China. It serves to investigate the country’s development in the world economy on the basis of a periodical survey of economic data.

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The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and Fudan University in Shanghai launch the joint project "China Economic Panel" (CEP) in July 2013. The objective of the panel is to investigate China's growing weight in the world economy on the basis of a monthly survey of economic data. In cooperation with the Financial Research Center of Fudan University, ZEW economists survey China experts from financial, research, and economics departments of banks, insurance companies, investment companies, and industrial enterprises located in China, Germany, and further countries.

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