On January 10, the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises released data showing that the development index of China's small and medium-sized enterprises in 2023 will increase by 11 point, reversing the continuous decline of the index in the past two years. The average index for the year was 892, up from 88 in 20224。
According to the analysis, over the past year, the operation of the index has experienced "two ups and downs": the index rose in the first and third quarters, and the index fell in the second and fourth quarters. With the gradual recovery of production and life order after the smooth transition of epidemic prevention and control, business confidence has rebounded, coupled with the quarter-on-quarter factor, the index rose sharply in the first quarter; The index declined in the second quarter as the recovery footing was not yet solid; With the implementation of the package of policies to stabilize the economy, the index rebounded in the third quarter; In the fourth quarter, the index was constrained by multiple pressures, and there was a slight **.
From the perspective of sub-industry indexes, the main factors driving the rise of the index are: first, consumption, service consumption has become an important support for the growth of the index throughout the year. The demand for tourism, travel, catering and other industries recovered rapidly, and the contact aggregation industry recovered significantly, and the index of accommodation and catering industry increased by 1 in the past yearAt 6 points, the index of transportation, postal and warehousing industry rose by 15 points, the social services index rose by 09 o'clock. Second, the recovery growth of fixed asset investment led to the rebound of the index. With the construction of some infrastructure investment and manufacturing investment projects one after another, especially the promotion of projects to private capital through the national unified information release platform, the construction industry index has risen by 13 points, become an important force to support the rise of the index. Third, the vigorous development of high-tech industries such as the information service industry has become an important driving force for enterprise transformation and upgrading. The index of information transmission, computer services, and software has risen by 1 in the past year1 point. Fourth, industry is still the cornerstone of the stable development of small and medium-sized enterprises. Both production and demand increased, performance gradually improved, and the annual industrial index rose by 11 point.
From the perspective of sub-indexes, business confidence is gradually recovering. The macroeconomic sentiment index has risen 2 percent over the year2 points, the highest increase. According to the survey, the proportion of enterprises that are optimistic about the macroeconomic situation increased by 10 percentage points from the same period last year. The input index has risen by 1 percent over the past yearAt 4 points, investment confidence has recovered. The proportion of enterprises reflecting the positive growth of fixed asset investment increased by 3 percentage points from the previous year; The proportion of enterprises reflecting the increase in investment in science and technology increased by 3 percentage points from the previous year.
In addition, the business situation has improved. The Composite Business Index has risen by 1 percent over the past yearAt 7 o'clock, the overall business conditions of enterprises improved. The cost has decreased slightly, the efficiency has rebounded, and the efficiency index has increased by 1 in the past year1 point. The pattern of supply and demand in the market has improved. The market index has risen 10 points; the proportion of enterprises reflecting production growth increased by 7 percentage points over the same period of last year; The proportion of enterprises reflecting the increase in order volume increased by 10 percentage points from the previous year.
It is reported that the small and medium-sized enterprise development index is compiled by surveying 3,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in the eight major industries of the national economy, and using the judgment and expected data of small and medium-sized enterprises on the operation of the industry and the production and operation status of enterprises, and is a comprehensive index reflecting the economic operation of small and medium-sized enterprises.