IATA said July 2026 domestic air travel demand rose 0.6% YoY; international demand fell 0.1% YoY.

On Aug. 31, 2026, the NBS Service Sector Survey Center and China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing released China’s PMI. NBS service survey chief Huo Lihui said August manufacturing PMI rose to 49.8%, up 0.6 ppt month-on-month; non-manufacturing business activity index was 49.0%, unchanged; composite PMI output index was 49.5%, up 0.2 ppt m/m, signaling a modest improvement in overall output conditions.

LG Energy Solution said it will procure lithium carbonate from a southwest Arkansas project.