Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core View - The economic data in August generally continued to decline and fell short of expectations, with economic growth continuing to slow down. The overall domestic demand economic data in August continued to slow down, with investment continuing to slow down and slightly lower than market expectations, consumption growth slightly declining and lower than market expectations, and industrial production slowing down in the short term. The short - term investment side continued to slow down, and the domestic commodity demand as a whole slowed down and was lower than market expectations. The supply side also slowed down due to factors such as domestic demand slowdown and anti - involution. The short - term domestic commodity supply - demand side showed a state of weak demand and relatively abundant supply, which weakened the support for the prices of domestic - demand - oriented bulk commodities. The data announced this time continued to slow down and were lower than market expectations, which was short - term negative for the domestic - demand - oriented bulk commodity market. In the medium and long term, with the implementation of more active fiscal policies and moderately loose monetary policies, as well as the promotion of the "anti - involution" work, it was positive for the recovery of the domestic market. Overseas, the higher - than - expected US tariffs might lead to a slowdown in global growth expectations, but the increasing expectation of the Fed's interest rate cut supported the prices of external - demand - oriented commodities such as non - ferrous metals and energy [3][6]. Summary by Related Catalogs Industrial Production - In August, the year - on - year growth rate of the added value of large - scale industrial enterprises nationwide was 5.2%, lower than the expected 5.7% and the previous value of 5.7%, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points from the previous value. Mainly due to strong external demand, but also affected by domestic anti - involution and environmental protection production restrictions, the operating rate of industrial enterprises declined, and the industrial production growth rate decreased slightly but remained at a relatively high level. By major categories, in August, the added value of the mining industry increased by 5.1% year - on - year, the manufacturing industry increased by 5.7%, and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water increased by 2.4%. In the second half of the year, as the US replenishment demand gradually weakened, the overall industrial production growth rate in China might decline but was expected to remain at a relatively high level [3][4]. Domestic Consumption - In August, the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 3.4% year - on - year, lower than the expected 3.9% and the previous value of 3.7%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the previous value. This was mainly due to the slowdown in the subsidy intensity of the consumer goods trade - in policy. Currently, the effect of the consumer goods trade - in policy has weakened, and the retail sales of commodities in categories such as household appliances and audio - visual equipment, furniture, automobiles, and sports and entertainment products by units above the designated size have slowed down, but service consumption has rebounded. In the later stage, with the continuous implementation and effectiveness of domestic consumption stimulus policies and the recovery of residents' wealth effect, domestic consumption will pick up [4]. Fixed - Asset Investment - From January to August, fixed - asset investment was 0.4%, far lower than the expected 1.4% and a significant drop of 1.1% from the previous value of 1.6%. Among them, the growth rate of manufacturing investment continued to decline, the growth rate of infrastructure investment slowed down significantly in the short term, and real estate investment remained weak [4]. Real Estate - In August, the year - on - year growth rate of real estate development investment was - 19.9%, with the decline expanding by 2.9 percentage points from the previous month. The year - on - year growth rate of the commercial housing sales area was - 11%, with the decline expanding by 2.6 percentage points from the previous value, and the year - on - year growth rate of commercial housing sales was - 14.8%, with the decline expanding by 0.7 percentage points from the previous value. This was mainly due to the high - base effect formed by the "5.17 real estate new policy" last year and the weakening of the effect of real estate policy stimulus. The real estate market continued to recover slowly, and the real estate prosperity remained low and had slowed down for five consecutive months. However, with the slowdown of the real estate market, more incremental real estate policies were expected to be introduced [4]. Infrastructure Investment - In August, the year - on - year growth rate of infrastructure investment was - 5.9%, with the decline expanding by 0.8 percentage points from the previous value of - 5.1%. Although the issuance speed of special bonds accelerated, due to the influence of high - temperature and rainy weather and poor fund arrival, the growth rate of infrastructure investment continued to decline [4]. Manufacturing Investment - In August, the year - on - year growth rate of manufacturing investment was - 1.3%, with the decline expanding by 1 percentage point from the previous value of - 0.3%. It slowed down significantly due to the high base effect last year and domestic anti - involution. Currently, high - tech industries maintained a high - growth level, and the large - scale equipment renewal policy continued to take effect, which provided strong support for manufacturing investment. In the future, on the one hand, with the implementation of the "anti - involution" policy and the exit of backward production capacity, manufacturing enterprise profits were expected to gradually bottom out and recover, and the willingness of enterprises to make capital expenditures might increase; on the other hand, the possible slowdown of the US replenishment demand in the second half of the year would weaken the short - term driving force for manufacturing investment [5]. Impact on Bulk Commodities - In the short term, the domestic - demand - oriented bulk commodity market was negatively affected as the data continued to slow down and were lower than market expectations. In the medium and long term, with the implementation of more active fiscal policies and moderately loose monetary policies, as well as the promotion of the "anti - involution" work, it was positive for the recovery of the domestic market. Overseas, the higher - than - expected US tariffs might lead to a slowdown in global growth expectations, but the increasing expectation of the Fed's interest rate cut supported the prices of external - demand - oriented commodities such as non - ferrous metals and energy [3][6].
宏观数据观察：东海观察8月经济数据普遍继续回落且不及预期
Dong Hai Qi Huo·2025-09-15 06:18