The Breakingviews Tea Leaf Index fell back to 95.5 at the end of 2012, as housing construction, bank lending and the price of maotai liquor inputs all weakened. There were bright spots: strong air traffic at least suggests Chinese travellers are still on the up.
Source: Reuters graphic/Catherine Trevethan, John Foley, Katrina Hamlin 01/02/2012
Breakingviews’ China Tea Leaf Index