Bank of China Securities·2025-07-18 01:13Macro Economic Overview - In the first half of 2025, China's exports increased by 5.9% year-on-year, while imports decreased by 3.9%, resulting in a trade surplus of 585.96 billion USD [6][7][9] - In June 2025, exports grew by 5.8% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of 114.77 billion USD, indicating resilience in export performance [6][8] - ASEAN and EU continued to support China's export growth, contributing 2.7 and 1.1 percentage points to the June export growth, respectively [7][8] Social Services and Consumption - In June 2025, the total retail sales reached 4.2 trillion CNY, growing by 4.8% year-on-year, while catering revenue was 470.8 billion CNY, up by 0.9% [10][11] - The GDP for the first half of 2025 was 66.05 trillion CNY, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 5.3% [10][11] - The per capita disposable income reached 21,840 CNY, with a real growth of 5.4%, while per capita consumption expenditure also grew by 5.3% [12] Transportation Industry - Zhongyuan Shipping reported a significant increase in revenue, achieving 10.775 billion CNY in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 44.05%, and a net profit of 825 million CNY, up by 13.08% [14][15] - The company improved its cargo structure by increasing the proportion of high-value-added goods, such as wind power equipment and engineering machinery [15][16] - The fleet expansion and optimization of capacity structure are expected to enhance operational resilience amid market fluctuations [16] Electronics Industry - Huadian Co. is projected to see a significant increase in revenue and net profit in the first half of 2025, driven by sustained demand in AI and HPC sectors [18][19] - The company anticipates a net profit of 1.65 to 1.75 billion CNY, representing a year-on-year increase of 44.63% to 53.40% [18][19] - Investment in high-end production capacity is expected to continue, enhancing the company's competitive edge in the market [19]