Retail Performance Overview - In April, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 37,174 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 5.1% [5] - From January to April, the total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 161,845 billion yuan, growing by 4.7% year-on-year [5] Urban and Rural Consumption - In April, urban retail sales were 32,376 billion yuan, increasing by 5.2% year-on-year, while rural retail sales were 4,798 billion yuan, up by 4.7% [2] - For the first four months, urban retail sales totaled 140,433 billion yuan, with a growth of 4.7%, and rural retail sales reached 21,412 billion yuan, growing by 4.8% [2] Retail Categories - In April, the retail sales of goods were 33,007 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 5.1%, and catering revenue was 4,167 billion yuan, growing by 5.2% [5] - From January to April, the retail sales of goods totaled 143,651 billion yuan, increasing by 4.7%, while catering revenue reached 18,194 billion yuan, growing by 4.8% [5] Online Retail Performance - From January to April, online retail sales reached 47,419 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 7.7% [4] - Among online retail, the sales of physical goods were 39,265 billion yuan, growing by 5.8%, accounting for 24.3% of total retail sales [4] Retail Formats - For the first four months, retail sales in convenience stores, specialty stores, supermarkets, department stores, and brand specialty stores grew by 9.1%, 6.4%, 5.2%, 1.7%, and 1.4% respectively [4]

4月份，规模以上工业（以下简称规上工业）原煤、原油、电力生产增速回落，天然气生产增速加快。 一、原煤、原油和天然气生产及相关情况 原煤生产稳定增长。4月份，规上工业原煤产量3.9亿吨，同比增长3.8%，增速比3月份回落5.8个百分点；日均产量1298万吨。 1—4月份，规上工业原煤产量15.8亿吨，同比增长6.6%。 原油生产保持增长。4月份，规上工业原油产量1772万吨，同比增长1.5%，增速比3月份放缓2.0个百分点；日均产量59.1万吨。 1—4月份，规上工业原油产量7181万吨，同比增长1.2%。 原油加工有所放缓。4月份，规上工业加工原油5803万吨，同比下降1.4%，3月份为增长0.4%；日均加工193.4万吨。 1—4月份，规上工业加工原油24027万吨，同比增长0.8%。 1—4月份，规上工业天然气产量874亿立方米，同比增长5.3%。 二、电力生产情况 规上工业电力生产平稳增长。4月份，规上工业发电量7111亿千瓦时，同比增长0.9%，增速比3月份放缓0.9个百分点；日均发电237.0 亿千瓦时。1—4月份，规上工业发电量29840亿千瓦时，同比增长0.1%，扣除天数原因，日均发电量同比增长 ...

Core Insights - In the first four months of 2025, China's fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) reached 14,702.4 billion yuan, showing a year-on-year growth of 4.0% [2][4] - Private fixed asset investment grew by only 0.2% year-on-year, indicating a sluggish performance in this sector [2][4] Investment by Industry - Investment in the primary industry was 297.1 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 13.2% [3][4] - The secondary industry saw an investment of 51,778 billion yuan, growing by 11.7% year-on-year, with notable growth in manufacturing and energy sectors [3][4] - The tertiary industry experienced a decline of 0.2% year-on-year, with infrastructure investment (excluding energy sectors) increasing by 5.8% [3][4] Investment by Region - Eastern regions reported a year-on-year investment growth of 1.3%, while central, western, and northeastern regions grew by 4.8%, 5.3%, and 7.6% respectively [3][4] Investment by Ownership Type - Domestic enterprises' fixed asset investment increased by 3.9%, while investment from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan enterprises rose by 9.2%. In contrast, foreign enterprises saw a significant decline of 11.4% [3][4][5]

Group 1 - In April 2025, the sales prices of new residential properties in first-tier cities remained flat or slightly decreased month-on-month, while the year-on-year decline continued to narrow [1] - In first-tier cities, new residential property prices were flat month-on-month, with Beijing and Shanghai increasing by 0.1% and 0.5% respectively, while Guangzhou and Shenzhen decreased by 0.2% and 0.1% [1] - The year-on-year decline in new residential property prices in first-tier cities was 2.1%, narrowing by 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous month [1] Group 2 - The sales prices of second-hand residential properties in first-tier cities decreased by 0.2% month-on-month in April, reversing a previous increase of 0.2% [1] - Year-on-year, the prices of second-hand residential properties in first-tier cities fell by 3.2%, with a reduction in the decline of 0.9 percentage points from the previous month [2] - In second and third-tier cities, the year-on-year decline in new residential property prices was 3.9% and 5.4% respectively, with both declines narrowing by 0.5 and 0.3 percentage points [1]

表1：2025年4月70个大中城市新建商品住宅销售价格指数 | 城市 | 环比 | 同比 上年同月 | 1-4月平均 上年同期 | 城市 | | 环比 | 同比 上年同月 | 1-4月平均 上年同期 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 上月=100 | | | | | 上月=100 | | | | | | =100 | =100 | | | | =100 | =100 | | 北京 | 100.1 | 95.0 | 94.5 | 唐山 | | 99.6 | 92.7 | 92.5 | | 天津 | 100.4 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 秦 皇 | 岛 | 99.7 | 93.3 | 92.9 | | 石 家 庄 | 99.8 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 包头 | | 99.6 | 93.6 | 93.5 | | 太原 | 100.3 | 101.1 | 101.1 | 丹东 | | 99.9 | 94.3 | 93.9 | | 呼和浩特 | 99.8 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 锦州 | | 99.5 | 9 ...

Group 1 - The average annual salary for urban non-private sector employees in China is 124,110 yuan, with a nominal increase of 2.8% and a comparable increase of 2.6% in 2024 [3] - The average annual salary for urban private sector employees is 69,476 yuan, with a nominal increase of 1.7% and a comparable increase of 4.0% [3] - The average annual salary for employees in large-scale enterprises is 102,452 yuan, with a nominal increase of 4.4% and a comparable increase of 4.2% [3] Group 2 - The top three industries for average annual salary in urban non-private and private sectors are information transmission, software and IT services, finance, and scientific research and technical services [4] - Industries with the lowest average annual salaries are primarily in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, accommodation and catering, and public services [4] - The ranking of average salaries in 19 industry categories remains stable, with some fluctuations in specific sectors [4] Group 3 - In large-scale enterprises, the average annual salary for middle and senior management is 203,014 yuan, while for professional technical personnel it is 148,046 yuan [5] - The ratio of the highest to lowest average salaries among five job categories is 2.62, which has decreased by 0.02 from the previous year [5] - The average salary disparity among job categories has narrowed, particularly in the electricity, heat, gas, and water supply industries [5]

2024年全国城镇非私营单位和私营单位就业人员年平均工资分别为124110元和69476元；规模以上企业 就业人员年平均工资为102452元，其中，中层及以上管理人员203014元，专业技术人员148046元，办事 人员和有关人员93189元，社会生产服务和生活服务人员77584元，生产制造及有关人员78561元。 单位：元，% | 单位：元，% | | --- | | 行 业 | 2024年 | 2023年 | 名义增长率 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 合 计 | 124110 | 120698 | 2.8 | | 农、林、牧、渔业 | 67475 | 62952 | 7.2 | | 采矿业 | 140706 | 135025 | 4.2 | | 制造业 | 107987 | 103932 | 3.9 | | 电力、热力、燃气及水生产和供应业 | 150285 | 143594 | 4.7 | | 建筑业 | 89519 | 85804 | 4.3 | | 批发和零售业 | 129658 | 124362 | 4.3 | | 交通运输、仓储和邮政业 | 127889 | 122 ...

Core Viewpoint - The monitoring of market prices for 50 important production materials across nine categories indicates a mixed trend, with 12 products experiencing price increases, 32 seeing declines, and 6 remaining stable in early May 2025 compared to late April 2025 [2]. Price Changes Summary 1. Black Metals - Rebar (Φ20mm, HRB400E) decreased by 6.3 yuan to 3187.0 yuan per ton, a drop of 0.2% - Wire rod (Φ8-10mm, HPB300) fell by 3.4 yuan to 3354.9 yuan per ton, a decrease of 0.1% - Seamless steel pipe (219*6, 20) increased by 7.7 yuan to 4151.3 yuan per ton, an increase of 0.2% [4]. 2. Non-ferrous Metals - Electrolytic copper (1) rose by 639.3 yuan to 78320.0 yuan per ton, an increase of 0.8% - Aluminum ingot (A00) decreased by 287.9 yuan to 19665.0 yuan per ton, a decline of 1.4% - Lead ingot (1) fell by 206.2 yuan to 16593.8 yuan per ton, a decrease of 1.2% [4]. 3. Chemical Products - Sulfuric acid (98%) dropped by 35.9 yuan to 625.5 yuan per ton, a decline of 5.4% - Caustic soda (liquid, 32%) decreased by 14.0 yuan to 853.1 yuan per ton, a drop of 1.6% - Polypropylene (fiber grade) fell by 49.8 yuan to 7198.3 yuan per ton, a decrease of 0.7% [4]. 4. Oil and Gas - Liquefied natural gas (LNG) decreased by 10.1 yuan to 4450.3 yuan per ton, a decline of 0.2% - Gasoline (95 National VI) fell by 149.7 yuan to 8391.1 yuan per ton, a decrease of 1.8% - Diesel (0 National VI) dropped by 104.9 yuan to 6913.3 yuan per ton, a decline of 1.5% [4]. 5. Coal - Anthracite (washed lump) increased by 5.0 yuan to 965.0 yuan per ton, an increase of 0.5% - Common mixed coal (4500 kcal) decreased by 13.8 yuan to 506.8 yuan per ton, a decline of 2.7% - Shanxi premium mixed coal (5500 kcal) fell by 14.9 yuan to 651.4 yuan per ton, a decrease of 2.2% [4]. 6. Agricultural Products - Corn (yellow corn, second grade) rose by 87.9 yuan to 2303.2 yuan per ton, an increase of 4.0% - Soybeans (yellow soybeans) increased by 1.0 yuan to 4243.4 yuan per ton, remaining stable - Peanut (oil peanuts) rose by 14.3 yuan to 7566.7 yuan per ton, an increase of 0.2% [5]. 7. Agricultural Production Materials - Urea (medium and small particles) increased by 66.8 yuan to 1917.9 yuan per ton, an increase of 3.6% - Compound fertilizer (sulfur potassium compound fertilizer) remained stable at 3201.1 yuan per ton [5]. 8. Forest Products - Natural rubber (standard rubber SCRWF) rose by 70.8 yuan to 14527.1 yuan per ton, an increase of 0.5% - Pulp (imported needle pulp) decreased by 196.0 yuan to 5960.9 yuan per ton, a decline of 3.2% [5].

Core Insights - In April 2025, the national industrial producer's ex-factory prices decreased by 2.7% year-on-year and 0.4% month-on-month, while the purchase prices decreased by 2.7% year-on-year and 0.6% month-on-month [1][4][6] - The average decline in ex-factory and purchase prices from January to April 2025 was 2.4% compared to the same period last year [1][7] Group 1: Year-on-Year Changes - In April, the prices of production materials fell by 3.1%, contributing approximately 2.28 percentage points to the overall decline in ex-factory prices [3][6] - The mining industry saw a significant price drop of 9.4%, while raw materials and processing industries experienced declines of 3.6% and 2.3%, respectively [3][7] - Consumer goods prices decreased by 1.6%, with food prices down by 1.4% and durable goods prices down by 3.7% [3][7] Group 2: Month-on-Month Changes - In April, production material prices decreased by 0.5%, impacting the overall ex-factory price level by approximately 0.37 percentage points [6][9] - The mining sector's prices fell by 2.1%, while raw materials and processing industries saw declines of 1.0% and 0.2%, respectively [6][9] - Consumer goods prices decreased by 0.2%, with food prices down by 0.1% and durable goods prices down by 0.7% [6][9] Group 3: Purchase Price Trends - In April, the purchase prices for fuel and power decreased by 7.7%, while black metal materials and chemical raw materials saw declines of 6.7% and 4.1%, respectively [9][10] - Prices for agricultural products and textile raw materials fell by 2.9% and 2.3%, respectively, while prices for non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased by 8.5% [9][10]

Core Points - In April 2025, the national consumer price index (CPI) decreased by 0.1% year-on-year, with urban prices remaining stable and rural prices declining by 0.3% [1] - The average CPI from January to April 2025 also showed a year-on-year decrease of 0.1% [1] Price Changes Year-on-Year - In April, food and tobacco prices increased by 0.3%, contributing approximately 0.07 percentage points to the CPI [3] - Fresh fruit prices rose by 5.2%, impacting the CPI by about 0.11 percentage points, while fresh vegetable prices fell by 5.0%, reducing the CPI by approximately 0.10 percentage points [3] - Among the eight major categories, seven saw price increases, with other goods and services, clothing, and education and cultural entertainment rising by 6.6%, 1.3%, and 0.7% respectively [3] Price Changes Month-on-Month - In April, food and tobacco prices increased by 0.2% month-on-month, contributing about 0.05 percentage points to the CPI [5] - Fresh fruit prices rose by 2.2%, impacting the CPI by approximately 0.05 percentage points, while fresh vegetable prices decreased by 1.8%, reducing the CPI by about 0.04 percentage points [5] - Other categories showed mixed results, with other goods and services, education and cultural entertainment, and healthcare prices increasing by 2.4%, 0.4%, and 0.2% respectively [5] Detailed Price Movements - The CPI for food and tobacco increased by 0.2% month-on-month and 0.3% year-on-year, while grain prices fell by 1.4% year-on-year [7] - Pork prices increased by 5.0% year-on-year, while beef prices decreased by 4.9% [7] - Transportation and communication prices decreased by 3.9% year-on-year, indicating a significant decline in this category [7] Statistical Overview - The CPI is a measure of the price level of a basket of consumer goods and services, reflecting changes in the cost of living [9] - The statistical survey covers a wide range of categories, including food, clothing, housing, and healthcare, among others [10]