SMEs business receipts drop in June

It is likely to improve in July.

Small and medium-sized enterprises’(SME) diffusion index (DI) on business receipts dropped to 41.6 in June from 42.1 in May 2025, said the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) on 10 July.

DIs on business receipts by sectors also dropped in June, notable sectors include business services’ 3.8% slump to 43.5 and retail trade’s 3.6% decrease to 39.8.

The C&SD expects DI on business receipts in July to be 45.4

“The ongoing uncertainty in trade policies in the external environment continue affecting business sentiment,” said a government spokesman, “but the resilient local economy and steady growth in the mainland economy should provide support.”

Meanwhile, DI on new orders for the import and export trades increased one point to 45.0 in June and expected to rise to 47.6 in July.