China to Release August 2026 Retail Sales and Industrial Output Data
China's State Council Information Office will hold a press conference on September 15, 2026, on the economy's performance in August 2026. At 10:00, China will release August year-on-year figures for total retail sales of consumer goods and value added by industrial enterprises above designated size. The same day also brings UK unemployment and claimant count data, French final August CPI, US weekly ADP employment change, and Canadian July wholesale sales.
On September 15, 2026, the State Council Information Office will hold a press conference on the performance of the national economy in August 2026. At 10:00 that day, China will release the year-on-year figure for total retail sales of consumer goods in August 2026 and the year-on-year figure for value added by industrial enterprises above designated size in August 2026.
At 14:00, the United Kingdom will release its August 2026 unemployment rate and August 2026 claimant count, in tens of thousands. At 14:45, France will release the final monthly reading of its August 2026 consumer price index. At 20:15, the United States will release the weekly change in ADP employment for the week ending August 29, 2026, in tens of thousands. At 20:30, Canada will release its July 2026 monthly wholesale sales figure.
Why this event matters
The event has a measured impact on 5 industrys. The strongest current signal is mixed for Domestic E-commerce, with intensity 55/100 and 60% confidence over a short term horizon.
Domestic E-commerce
- Direction
- mixed
- Intensity
- 55
- Confidence
- 60%
- Horizon
- Short term
Physical Retail
- Direction
- mixed
- Intensity
- 50
- Confidence
- 58%
- Horizon
- Short term
General Industrial Equipment
- Direction
- mixed
- Intensity
- 50
- Confidence
- 55%
- Horizon
- Short term
Securities Firms
- Direction
- mixed
- Intensity
- 45
- Confidence
- 50%
- Horizon
- Short term
Base Metals
- Direction
- mixed
- Intensity
- 40
- Confidence
- 45%
- Horizon
- Short term
Impact figures are analytical estimates that combine direction, intensity, confidence and event importance. They are not investment advice.