10月供需双双放缓，年底前稳增长政策有望进一步加力

Economic Growth - China's economic growth momentum has slowed down in October, with both supply and demand sides experiencing a decline in growth rates [1][4] - The 20th Central Committee's Fourth Plenary Session emphasized the need to "resolutely achieve the annual economic and social development goals," focusing on stabilizing macroeconomic operations for the fourth quarter and the first quarter of next year [1][13] Supply Side - Industrial production has significantly declined, with the industrial added value of large-scale enterprises growing by 4.9% year-on-year in October, a decrease of 1.6 percentage points from September [3][4] - The decline in industrial added value is attributed to the impact of holidays and the tapering effects of "export rush" and "two new" policies (large-scale equipment updates and consumption upgrades) [4] - Notably, the added value of equipment manufacturing grew by 8.0% year-on-year, and high-tech manufacturing increased by 7.2%, indicating strong support from large-scale equipment updates and domestic manufacturing transformation [4] Service Sector - The service production index grew by 4.6% year-on-year in October, a decrease of 1.0 percentage point from the previous month [6] - Specific sectors such as information transmission, software, and IT services saw growth rates of 13.0% and 8.2%, respectively, while the financial sector's growth rate fell from 8.7% to 5.6% [6] Demand Side - Social retail sales increased by 2.9% year-on-year in October, a slight decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month [6][8] - Exports in dollar terms decreased by 1.1% year-on-year, contrasting with an 8.3% increase in the previous month [6][8] - Consumer behavior remains cautious, with a significant reduction in household loans, indicating weak willingness to leverage [8] Investment Trends - Fixed asset investment saw a year-on-year decline of 1.7% from January to October, with the drop widening by 1.2 percentage points compared to the first nine months [9][11] - Manufacturing investment grew by 2.7%, down 1.3 percentage points from the previous period, while real estate investment fell by 14.7%, with the decline accelerating [11][12] - The decline in manufacturing investment is influenced by external environment fluctuations and high base effects from last year's equipment updates [12] Policy Response - Analysts suggest that the current uncertainties in exports and consumption necessitate increased macro policy support for investment [13] - The National Development and Reform Commission announced the full deployment of 500 billion yuan in new policy financial tools and an additional 500 billion yuan from local debt limits to support infrastructure [13][14] - Expectations are set for further fiscal policies to boost consumption and potential new rounds of interest rate cuts, given the low government debt ratio and current low domestic prices [13][14]