8月制造业采购量指数回到扩张区间，建筑业投入品价格连续两个月走高

Economic Activity Index - The China High-Frequency Economic Activity Index (YHEI) as of September 2, 2025, is 1.04, a decrease of 0.04 from August 26 [1][3] - The coastal coal freight index fell by 0.11 to 0.87, and the 30-city commodity housing sales index dropped by 0.05 to 0.48, contributing to the decline in YHEI [1][3] Manufacturing Sector - The manufacturing PMI for August is 49.4%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, indicating continued contraction for five consecutive months [23] - Large and small enterprises' PMIs increased by 0.5 and 0.2 percentage points to 50.8% and 46.6%, respectively, while the medium-sized enterprises' PMI decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 48.9% [23] - The consumer goods sector's PMI fell by 0.3 percentage points to 49.2%, while high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing PMIs rose to 51.9% and 50.5%, respectively, indicating expansion [23] Demand and Supply Indicators - New orders and new export orders indices are at 49.5% and 47.2%, respectively, both in contraction territory [2][23] - The production index increased from 50.5% to 50.8%, indicating a rise in production activity [2][23] - The purchasing price index for major raw materials rose to 53.3%, while the ex-factory price index increased to 49.1% [2][23] Non-Manufacturing Sector - The non-manufacturing business activity index is at 50.3%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month [24] - The construction PMI fell to 49.1%, marking its first contraction since February, with the new orders index dropping to 40.6% [24] - The service sector PMI increased by 0.5 percentage points to 50.5%, indicating renewed expansion [24] Monetary Policy - The central bank's net fund injection was 92.9 billion yuan, with a reverse repurchase operation of 201.73 billion yuan and 19.244 billion yuan maturing [5][6] - The overnight interbank rate decreased by 2 basis points to 1.36%, while the seven-day repo rate fell by 7 basis points to 1.46% [10][11] Real Estate Market - New home transaction volumes in first and third-tier cities increased by 22.84% and 6.65%, respectively, while second-tier cities saw a decline of 11.03% [37] - Second-hand home transaction volumes decreased across all city tiers, with first, second, and third-tier cities down by 5.09%, 9.65%, and 20.21%, respectively [40]