Yin He Zheng Quan·2025-07-30 12:34Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" recommendation for the construction industry [1] Core Viewpoints - Infrastructure investment growth remains robust, with a broad infrastructure investment growth rate of 8.9% in the first half of 2025, despite a slight decline from previous values [3][30] - Real estate investment continues to face pressure, with a 11.2% year-on-year decline in real estate development investment in the first half of 2025 [44] - The construction sector is experiencing a slight increase in fund holdings, with a fund holding market value ratio of 0.43% in Q2 2025, which is still below the standard allocation ratio of 1.77% [65][66] Summary by Sections Special Debt Issuance - The pace of special debt issuance has accelerated, with a total of 2.16 trillion yuan issued in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 45% [6][3] - The government plans to issue 4.4 trillion yuan in new local government special bonds in 2025, focusing on investment construction and land acquisition [6] Infrastructure Investment - Fixed asset investment growth has slowed, with a total of 248,654 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, reflecting a 2.8% year-on-year increase [27] - Infrastructure investment remains resilient, with significant growth in the electricity, heat, gas, and water supply sectors, which saw a 22.8% year-on-year increase [35][30] Real Estate Market - Real estate investment and sales continue to decline, with a 3.5% decrease in commodity housing sales area in the first half of 2025 [44] - New construction and completion areas have seen a narrowing decline, with new construction down 20.0% year-on-year but improving from previous months [46] Fund Holdings in Construction - Fund holdings in the construction sector have slightly increased, with a market value of 132.95 billion yuan in Q2 2025, reflecting a 9.24% increase from Q1 2025 [65] - The construction sector remains underweight compared to the standard allocation, indicating potential for growth [65][66] Recommendations - The report recommends focusing on stable growth, high dividends, overseas expansion, and regional construction projects, highlighting companies such as China State Construction, China Railway, and others [3][1]