中观景气 9月第3期：内需周期品价格回暖，服务消费景气提升

Group 1: Downstream Consumption - The real estate market in major cities continues to improve, with the transaction area of commercial housing in 30 major cities increasing by 20.3% year-on-year, and the transaction area in first-tier cities rising by 68.8% [7][8] - Retail sales of passenger cars showed a slight increase of 1.0% year-on-year, with the price war in the car market easing, and air conditioning domestic sales increased by 1.2% year-on-year [9][11] - The service consumption index in Hainan increased by 1.3% month-on-month, and the box office revenue for movies surged by 364.6% month-on-month and 149.0% year-on-year [15][17] Group 2: Midstream Manufacturing - Construction demand has marginally improved, with the prices of rebar and hot-rolled coils increasing by 0.6% and 0.3% respectively, and the operating rate of blast furnaces at 84.0% [18][19] - Manufacturing operating rates have generally improved, with the operating rates for half-steel and full-steel tires at 73.7% and 65.7% respectively, showing a slight increase [28][30] Group 3: Upstream Resources - Coal prices have risen significantly, with the price of Q5500 thermal coal at 704 yuan per ton, up 3.5% week-on-week due to tight supply and increased pre-holiday stocking demand [38][41] - Industrial metal prices are under pressure, with copper and aluminum prices decreasing by 1.4% and 1.5% respectively, influenced by hawkish statements from Federal Reserve officials [43][44] Group 4: Logistics and Passenger Flow - Long-distance passenger transport demand has improved, with domestic flight operations increasing by 0.5% week-on-week and 5.0% year-on-year [52][57] - The logistics sector has shown a recovery, with highway truck traffic and railway freight volume increasing by 1.9% and 0.2% respectively [58][59]