民银国际：8月社零可选品类稳健 国补品类增速边际放缓

Core Viewpoint - Despite uncertainties from trade friction in the second half of the year, companies with overseas expansion capabilities are expected to achieve greater growth potential, particularly those with advantageous global capacity layouts in export chain brands and structural opportunities in domestic demand sectors such as self-consumption, packaging beverage companies benefiting from travel trends and cost advantages, and steadily growing high-dividend enterprises [1] Group 1: Retail Sales Performance - In August, retail sales growth slowed down, falling below consensus expectations, with a year-on-year increase of 3.4% compared to the expected 3.8% [1] - The automotive sector turned positive with a year-on-year growth of 0.8%, while retail sales excluding automobiles grew by 3.7% [1] - The restaurant sector showed signs of recovery, with year-on-year growth in retail sales for restaurants and goods at 2.1% and 3.6% respectively [1] Group 2: Consumer Trends - The growth of optional goods remained stable, although the growth rate of national subsidy categories showed marginal slowdown, and the tobacco and alcohol sectors faced pressure [1] - The restaurant sector's growth rate improved in August after a significant decline in June and July, with overall restaurant growth recovering to 2.1% year-on-year [1] - The online retail sales of physical goods grew by 6.4% year-on-year from January to August, slightly up from 6.3% in the previous month, outperforming overall retail sales [1]