国家统计局：8月规模以上工业增加值同比增长5.2% 消费品零售总额增长3.4%

Economic Overview - In August, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee, the national economy maintained overall stability with a steady development trend, supported by macro policy adjustments and the promotion of a unified national market [1][9]. Industrial Production - In August, the industrial added value of large-scale enterprises increased by 5.2% year-on-year and 0.37% month-on-month. The mining industry grew by 5.1%, manufacturing by 5.7%, and electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply by 2.4% [2][18]. - The equipment manufacturing industry saw an 8.1% increase, while high-tech manufacturing grew by 9.3%, outperforming the overall industrial growth by 2.9 and 4.1 percentage points respectively [2][18]. - From January to August, the industrial added value increased by 6.2% year-on-year [2][18]. Service Sector - The service production index rose by 5.6% year-on-year in August, with significant growth in information transmission, software, and IT services (12.1%), finance (9.2%), and leasing and business services (7.4%) [3][18]. - For the first eight months, the service production index increased by 5.9% year-on-year [3][18]. Retail Sales - In August, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 39,668 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.4% [4][18]. - Online retail sales amounted to 99,828 billion yuan, growing by 9.6% year-on-year, with physical goods online retail sales at 80,964 billion yuan, a 6.4% increase [4][18]. Fixed Asset Investment - From January to August, fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) totaled 326,111 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.5% [5][18]. - Manufacturing investment grew by 5.1%, while real estate development investment fell by 12.9% [5][18]. Trade and Exports - In August, the total value of goods imports and exports reached 38,744 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.5%, with exports at 23,035 billion yuan (up 4.8%) and imports at 15,709 billion yuan (up 1.7%) [6][18]. - From January to August, the total value of goods imports and exports was 295,696 billion yuan, also a 3.5% increase year-on-year [6][18]. Employment - The urban surveyed unemployment rate in August was 5.3%, a slight increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month [7][18]. - The average working hours for employed persons were 48.5 hours per week [7][18]. Price Trends - In August, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.4% year-on-year, with food prices down by 2.5% [8][18]. - The Producer Price Index (PPI) for industrial producers fell by 2.9% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 0.7 percentage points from the previous month [8][18].