Changjiang Securities·2025-05-22 12:13Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Positive" investment rating for the construction and engineering industry [11]. Core Insights - The report highlights fluctuations in infrastructure investment growth and emphasizes the importance of subsequent funding implementation [2]. - Fixed investment growth is declining, with a drop in the PMI for both manufacturing and construction sectors [6][19]. - The construction sector is experiencing pressure on orders, with a notable decline in new orders and employment indices [6][39]. Summary by Sections Investment & Orders - In April, the manufacturing PMI fell below 50, and the construction PMI also decreased, with new orders and employment indices at 39.6% and 37.8% respectively. The construction PMI was 51.9%, down 4.4 percentage points year-on-year and 1.5 percentage points month-on-month [6][19]. - Fixed asset investment from January to April reached CNY 14.7 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 4.0%, with narrow infrastructure investment at CNY 4.9 trillion, up 5.8% year-on-year [22][23]. Physical Workload - Cement output has shown a year-on-year decline, while demand for cement in infrastructure remains relatively stable. From January to April, cement production decreased by 2.8% year-on-year [8][30]. Project Funding - The funding availability rate for construction projects is stable, with a slight improvement in housing construction. As of May 13, the funding availability rate was 59.1%, with non-housing projects at 60.65% and housing projects at 51.33% [9][30]. - The issuance of special bonds has accelerated, with a total of CNY 13.68 trillion issued year-to-date, which is CNY 5.12 trillion more than the previous year [9][30].