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 (Sectoral, Provincial and Composites), 2025Q4 (Excel)

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Following two consecutive declines, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) rose by five points to 44 in the fourth quarter of 2025. That puts confidence three points above its long-term average and means that 44% of respondents are satisfied with prevailing business conditions.