RMB/BER Business Confidence Index

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RMB/BER Business Confidence Index

The BER takes the percentage of respondents that rates prevailing conditions as satisfactory as indicator or proxy of business confidence. The composite RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) is the unweighted mean of five sectoral indices, namely that of manufactures, building contractors, retailers, wholesalers and new vehicle dealers. Business confidence can vary between 0 and 100, where 0 indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 50 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. Click here for more information on how the BER’s business surveys are conducted.

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RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (History Data), 2026

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The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) fell by 8 points to 39 in the second quarter of 2026,reversing the gains recorded over the previous two quarters and leaving the index just below its long-term average of 40. While the recovery in business sentiment has lost momentum, importantly, confidence remains well above the recent low of 27 reached in 2023Q2.