经济数据点评：总量降温结构优化，关注政策加码可能

Consumption Data - In August, the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 3.4% year-on-year, marking a slight decline of 0.3 percentage points from July, the lowest monthly growth rate this year[3] - Retail sales of goods and catering services showed a divergence, with growth rates of 3.6% and 2.1% respectively, indicating a decline in catering services compared to July[3] - The retail sales of durable goods saw a year-on-year decline of 0.5 percentage points to 2.6%, the lowest since December 2024[3] Investment Trends - Fixed asset investment in August fell by 7.1% year-on-year, deepening by 1.8 percentage points, with all three major sectors showing weakness[4] - Real estate development investment saw a year-on-year decline of 19.5%, worsening by 2.5 percentage points[4] - Infrastructure investment also declined by 4.6% year-on-year, with significant drops in the electricity, heat, gas, and water supply sectors[4] Real Estate Market - Residential sales area decreased by 9.7% year-on-year, worsening by 2.6 percentage points, while new construction area fell by 18.3%, a decline of 9.1 percentage points[5] - The completion area saw a slight narrowing of the decline to 28.8% year-on-year[5] - National new and second-hand residential prices fell by 0.3% and 0.6% month-on-month respectively, with first-tier cities experiencing a 1.0% drop in second-hand housing prices[5] Industrial Output - The industrial added value growth rate fell by 0.5 percentage points to 5.2% year-on-year, with mining, utilities, and manufacturing sectors showing varied performance[6] - The manufacturing sector remains in a high growth range despite the impact of "anti-involution" on upstream industrial products[6] Economic Outlook - The report highlights a continued cooling in consumption, investment, and the real estate market, with potential policy measures expected to stimulate the economy[6] - There is a focus on the possibility of increased fiscal expansion to boost consumption and effective investment, alongside potential monetary policy easing to stabilize real estate market expectations[6]