Chinese economy sinks a bit slower

David Llewellyn-Smith

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Judging by the PMIs, the notion that China is growing at 5% is preposterous. Industry is still shrinking.

New orders managed to flop into the positive locally, but are exports are dropping.

Services are slightly better but barely moving.

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About the author

David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.