{
  "id": "395188",
  "title": "RatingDog Composite PMI",
  "country": "CN",
  "indicator": "Composite PMI",
  "period": "February 2026",
  "reference_date": "2026-02-28",
  "release_date": "2026-03-04T01:45:00Z",
  "source": "S&P Global",
  "source_url": "https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public",
  "document_type": "restricted_subscription",
  "date_retrieved": "2026-03-17",
  "retrieval_status": "unable_to_retrieve",
  "retrieval_notes": "Primary source document is behind S&P Global's CloudFront-gated website (pmi.spglobal.com). Direct access returns 403 Forbidden. Alternative sources (S&P Global press portal, financial news sites) are either security-gated (CAPTCHA/JS challenges) or do not index this subscription-only release. The payload comment indicates this is 'limited sample of PMI headline data displayed on the Customer's service, under licence from S&P Global' and that 'Full historic PMI headline data and all other PMI sub-index data and histories are available on subscription from S&P Global.'",
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      "method": "curl",
      "result": "403 CloudFront Forbidden"
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      "method": "curl",
      "result": "403 CloudFront Forbidden"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://press.spglobal.com/",
      "method": "curl",
      "result": "200 OK (no press releases indexable)"
    },
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      "url": "https://press.spglobal.com/news-releases",
      "method": "curl_search",
      "result": "404 Not Found"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/search",
      "method": "curl",
      "result": "CAPTCHA wall"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.reuters.com/search/news",
      "method": "curl",
      "result": "CAPTCHA wall"
    },
    {
      "url": "Wayback Machine (pmi.spglobal.com)",
      "method": "archive_query",
      "result": "Snapshot available 2026-01-01, but no March 4 snapshot for specific release"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "currency": "CNY",
    "importance": -1,
    "parent_publication": "S&P Global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)",
    "comment": "The RatingDog China General Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Global, surveys around 1,300 companies across the manufacturing and service sectors. Data have been collected monthly since November 2005 to track changes in activity compared with the previous month. The Composite Output Index is a weighted average of the Manufacturing Output Index and the Services Business Activity Index, with weights based on the relative size of each sector according to official GDP data. A diffusion index is calculated for the survey, ranging from 0 to 100, with readings above 50 indicating overall growth. While sometimes referred to as the Composite PMI, it is not directly comparable with the headline manufacturing PMI. This is only a limited sample of PMI headline data displayed on the Customer's service, under licence from S&P Global. Full historic PMI headline data and all other PMI sub-index data and histories are available on subscription from S&P Global. Contact economics@spglobal.com for more details.",
    "actual": null,
    "previous": null,
    "forecast": null
  },
  "recommendations": [
    "This release is from a subscription-gated service. Direct access requires S&P Global subscription credentials or institutional access.",
    "For academic/research access, contact S&P Global directly at economics@spglobal.com",
    "Alternative: Check institutional data terminals (Bloomberg, eSpeed, FactSet, Refinitiv) if available",
    "The comment explicitly states the full data is subscription-only; the 'public' URL is a teaser page without full document access"
  ]
}