两部门发文治理价格无序竞争，外媒评价“反内卷奏效”

Core Insights - The National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation have issued an announcement to address disorderly competition in certain industries, proposing measures such as evaluating average industry costs, enhancing price regulation, and standardizing bidding behaviors to maintain fair competition [1][3] Group 1: Industrial Profit Trends - From January to August, China's industrial enterprises above designated size achieved a total profit of 4.69 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%, which was better than Bloomberg's forecast of a 1.6% decline, reversing the downward trend in cumulative profits since May [1] - In August, profits of large-scale industrial enterprises increased by 20.4% year-on-year, indicating that government actions to address overcapacity and excessive competition are proving effective [1][3] Group 2: Price Index and Economic Outlook - The Producer Price Index (PPI) for August showed a year-on-year decline of 2.9%, with the rate of decline narrowing compared to July, marking the first alleviation of factory deflation pressure in six months [3] - The chief statistician of the Industrial Department at the National Bureau of Statistics emphasized the need to further expand domestic demand and standardize competition to create favorable conditions for the sustained recovery of industrial profits [3] - The chief economist at Minsheng Bank noted that with ongoing efforts to combat "involution," market competition is gradually improving, and industrial profits are expected to continue a moderate recovery trend [3]