1—2月份主要用钢行业运行月报显示：建筑业继续下行 制造业平稳增长

Construction Industry - In January-February, key indicators of the real estate market continued to decline year-on-year, with real estate development investment down by 9.8%, new construction area down by 29.6%, construction area down by 9.1%, sales area of commercial housing down by 5.1%, and completed housing area down by 15.6%, although the decline was narrower compared to the same period last year [2] - Infrastructure investment grew by 5.6% year-on-year, with water management investment up by 39.1%, air transport investment up by 13.4%, public facility management investment up by 2.6%, road transport investment down by 3.2%, and railway transport investment up by 0.2% [2] - National major power generation enterprises completed an investment of 75.3 billion yuan in power source projects, a year-on-year increase of 0.2%, while grid projects saw an investment of 43.6 billion yuan, up by 33.5% [2] Machinery Industry - In January-February, the machinery industry maintained growth, with most product outputs increasing year-on-year. The export value of electromechanical products totaled 2.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%, accounting for 60.0% of total exports [3] Automotive Industry - In January-February, 4.553 million vehicles were produced, a year-on-year increase of 16.2%, with passenger car production at 3.936 million (up 17.2%) and commercial vehicle production at 617,000 (up 10.2%) [4] - New energy vehicle production continued to grow rapidly, increasing by 52.0%, with sales accounting for 40.3% of total vehicle sales. Vehicle exports reached 910,000, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%, although the growth rate slowed [4] - In February, vehicle production was 2.1 million, a year-on-year increase of 39.6%, but a month-on-month decrease of 14.1% [5] Home Appliance Industry - In January-February, the production of the three major white goods (washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators) increased year-on-year, with washing machine production at 18.52 million units (up 12.7%), air conditioner production at 41.28 million units (up 9.0%), and refrigerator production at 15.12 million units (up 11.7%) [6] - Home appliance exports increased by 9.4% year-on-year, although the growth rate was narrower compared to the same period last year [6] Container Industry - In January-February, container production reached 3.519 million cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 51.3%, although the growth rate was significantly narrower compared to the same period last year, with export volume increasing by 21.2% [7]