China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Index in May is 89.5, an increase of 0.3 points compared to April.

On June 10, the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises released data showing that in May, the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Index (SMEDI) in China was 89.5, an increase of 0.3 points from April, ending a two-month decline and showing a significant rebound. Among them, the sub-index rose by 7 and remained the same by 1, the sub-industry index rose by 6, fell by 2, and the sub-regional index rose by 3 and fell by 1. The sub-index rose by 7 and remained the same by 1. As shown in the table below, in May, the index for macroeconomic sentiment, comprehensive operation, market, funding, labor, investment, and benefits all increased by 0.7, 0.6, 0.2, 0.3, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.4 points respectively compared to the previous month. The cost index remained the same as the previous month, indicating that the business sentiment of small and medium enterprises has improved. Sub-industry index rose by 6 and fell by 2. As shown in the table below, in May, the industrial, transportation, real estate, wholesale and retail, information transmission software, and accommodation and catering industries all rose by 0.6, 0.6, 0.2, 0.1, 0.4, and 0.4 points respectively. The construction and social service industries both decreased by 0.2 and 0.3 points respectively. Overall, the industries are running steadily towards improvement. Sub-regional index rose by 3 and fell by 1. In May, the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Index in the eastern, central, western, and northeastern regions of China were 90.5, 90.3, 88.7, and 81.8 respectively. The indices in the eastern, central, and northeastern regions increased by 0.3, 0.8, and 0.6 points respectively compared to the previous month, while the index in the western region slightly decreased by 0.1 point. Looking at the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Index in May, the following main characteristics of small and medium enterprises' operations are evident: -A significant improvement in development expectations. In May, the macroeconomic sentiment index reflecting business expectations was 98.9, an increase of 0.7 points from the previous month. The macroeconomic sentiment index was 103.7, up by 0.6 points from the previous month, and the industry sentiment index was 94.1, up by 0.8 points from the previous month. Industri... (There is more text in the source, but it exceeds the character limit. Please let me know if you would like me to continue.)