国家统计局：10月规模以上工业增加值增长4.9% 社会消费品零售总额增长2.9%

Core Viewpoint - In October, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core, the national economy maintained overall stability and progressed steadily, with improvements in employment, market expectations, and price levels, while promoting the construction of a unified national market and facilitating domestic and international dual circulation [1] Industrial Production - In October, the industrial added value above designated size increased by 4.9% year-on-year and 0.17% month-on-month, with mining, manufacturing, and electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply sectors growing by 4.5%, 4.9%, and 5.4% respectively [2] - The equipment manufacturing industry saw an 8.0% increase, while high-tech manufacturing grew by 7.2%, outpacing the overall industrial growth by 3.1 and 2.3 percentage points respectively [2] - From January to October, the industrial added value increased by 6.1%, and the manufacturing purchasing managers' index was at 49.0% [2] Service Industry - The service production index rose by 4.6% year-on-year in October, with significant growth in information transmission, software, and IT services (13.0%), leasing and business services (8.2%), and finance (5.6%) [3] - From January to October, the service production index increased by 5.7%, and the revenue of large-scale service enterprises grew by 7.6% year-on-year [3] Market Sales - In October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 46,291 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.9% [4] - Online retail sales amounted to 127,916 billion yuan, growing by 9.6% year-on-year, with physical goods online retail sales at 103,984 billion yuan, a 6.3% increase [4] Fixed Asset Investment - From January to October, fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) was 408,914 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.7% [5] - Manufacturing investment grew by 2.7%, while real estate development investment fell by 14.7% [5] Trade and Exports - In October, the total value of goods imports and exports was 37,028 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.1% [6] - From January to October, the total value of goods imports and exports reached 373,090 billion yuan, up by 3.6% year-on-year [6] Employment - The urban surveyed unemployment rate was 5.1% in October, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month [7] - The average weekly working hours for employees were 48.4 hours [7] Consumer Prices - In October, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.2% year-on-year, reversing from a decline of 0.3% in the previous month [8] - The Producer Price Index (PPI) for industrial producers decreased by 2.1% year-on-year, with a narrowing decline compared to the previous month [8] Overall Economic Outlook - The national economy showed overall stability in October, with solid progress in transformation and upgrading, and new growth drivers continuing to strengthen [9]