Survey finds China’s SMEs still struggling, with liquidity tightening
调查显示中国中小企业仍陷入困境，流动性收紧
China’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to face an uphill battle, with their economic performance still lagging behind pre-Covid levels, according to the latest reading from a semi-official index.
半官方指数的最新数据显示，中国中小企业继续面临一场艰苦的战斗，其经济表现仍落后于新冠疫情爆发前的水平。
In September, the SME Development Index, which surveys 3,000 businesses across eight major industries, fell to 88.7, the lowest level in a year and well below the pre-pandemic quarterly average of 92.9 in 2019.
9月，对八个主要行业的3,000家企业进行调查的中小企业发展指数跌至88.7，为一年来的最低水平，远低于2019年疫情前的季度平均值92.9。
