9月份MNI中國企業信心下滑
Chinese business sentiment pulled back this month according to a closely-watched survey - and executives expect business to remain in the doldrums for the foreseeable future.
一項受到密切關注的調查顯示，中國企業信心本月下滑，企業高管們預測，在可預見的將來企業仍將處於低迷狀態。
The MNI China Business Indicator showed sentiment fell in September, dropping 8.4 per cent to 51.3, a level last seen in July amid China's stock market turmoil. August's reading, meanwhile, was revised to 56, down from the originally-stated 57.1.
9月份，MNI中國企業信心指數(MNI China Business Indicator)下滑8.4%，至51.3，上次看到這一水平是在今年7月中國股市動盪期間。同時，8月份的數字被向下修正至56，低於最初公佈的57.1。
But the worst news was that concerning future expectations. The indicator for this fell 11.8 per cent to 52.1, the lowest reading since the survey began in 2007.
但最糟糕的消息與對未來的預期有關。這一分項指數下滑了11.8%，至52.1，爲2007年這項調查問世以來的最低值。
Still, any score above 50 indicates optimism outweighs pessimism. Philip Uglow, Chief Economist of MNI Indicators, struck an upbeat note, saying that most of the underlying components of the survey produced a better results than the final measure suggested. He said: Overall business sentiment is volatile, maybe not surprising given the current economic and financial backdrop. Dig a little deeper, though, and some of the core activity measures are performing better and are considerably up from the July lows.
然而，只要讀數高於50，就表明持樂觀態度的企業多於持悲觀態度的企業。MNI指數(MNI Indicators)首席經濟學家菲利普萠格洛(Philip Uglow)樂觀地表示，調查中的多數分項指數的表現都好於整體指數。他表示：“整體而言企業的信心有些不穩，考慮到當前的經濟和金融大環境，這或許並不令人意外。然而，再深入研究一下你就會發現，部分核心活動指標的表現要更好一些，而且遠高於7月的低點。”
Moreover, companies have welcomed the yuan devaluation and continue to report improved access to credit. The survey contains a number of negatives, but even so, some of the intense pessimism surrounding China continues to look overblown.
另外，企業樂見人民幣貶值，並繼續報告稱信貸供應狀況轉好。調查結果包含不少負面因素，但即便如此，某些人對中國產生的強烈悲觀情緒仍顯得有些杞人憂天。
