国家统计局：7月份国民经济保持稳中有进发展态势

Economic Overview - In July, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee, the national economy maintained a steady growth trend, with production and demand continuing to rise, and overall employment and prices remaining stable [1][10]. Industrial Production - In July, the industrial added value above designated size increased by 5.7% year-on-year and 0.38% month-on-month. The mining industry grew by 5.0%, manufacturing by 6.2%, and electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply by 3.3% [2]. - The equipment manufacturing industry saw an 8.4% increase, while high-tech manufacturing grew by 9.3%, outperforming the overall industrial growth by 2.7 and 3.6 percentage points respectively [2]. - From January to July, the industrial added value increased by 6.3% year-on-year, with the manufacturing purchasing managers' index at 49.3% in July [2]. Service Sector - The service production index rose by 5.8% year-on-year in July, with significant growth in information transmission, software, and IT services (11.9%), finance (8.7%), and leasing and business services (8.0%) [3]. - From January to July, the service production index increased by 5.9%, and the revenue of large-scale service enterprises grew by 7.5% in the first half of the year [3]. Retail Sales - In July, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,780 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.7% [4]. - Online retail sales amounted to 86,835 billion yuan, growing by 9.2%, with physical goods online retail sales at 70,790 billion yuan, up 6.3% [4]. Fixed Asset Investment - From January to July, fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) totaled 288,229 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%, with manufacturing investment growing by 6.2% [5]. - Infrastructure investment rose by 3.2%, while real estate development investment fell by 12.0% [5]. Trade and Exports - In July, the total value of goods imports and exports reached 39,102 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%, with exports growing by 8.0% and imports by 4.8% [6][7]. - From January to July, the total value of goods imports and exports was 256,969 billion yuan, up 3.5% year-on-year [6]. Employment - The urban surveyed unemployment rate averaged 5.2% from January to July, with a slight increase of 0.2 percentage points in July compared to the previous month [8]. Consumer Prices - In July, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained flat year-on-year, with a month-on-month increase of 0.4% [9]. - The core CPI, excluding food and energy, rose by 0.8% year-on-year, indicating a slight increase in inflationary pressure [9].