【每周经济观察】第43期：WEI指数有所回升-20251027

Economic Indicators - The Huachuang Macro WEI index rose to 5.3% as of October 19, up 1.19 points from the previous week[2] - Port container throughput increased by 3.6% as of October 24, compared to a decrease of 6.1% the previous week, with a year-on-year decline of 4.3%[2] - Crude oil prices rebounded significantly, with WTI at $61.5 per barrel (up 6.9%) and Brent at $65.9 per barrel (up 7.6%)[2] Consumer Trends - Retail sales of passenger cars showed a negative growth of -5.7% year-on-year as of October 18, compared to a positive growth of 6% in September[2] - Express delivery volume growth fell to -0.8% year-on-year as of October 19, down from 12% in September[2] - Residential property sales in 67 cities saw a year-on-year decline of -23% as of October 24, compared to -1.2% in September[2] Production and Investment - The asphalt operating rate averaged 36.2% from September 11 to October 15, up 9.25 percentage points from the previous period[6] - New policy financial tools have injected over 330 billion yuan, expected to drive total project investment of 4.8 trillion yuan, with over 75% directed to 12 major economic provinces[48] Interest Rates and Debt - As of October 24, the yields on 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year government bonds were 1.4716%, 1.6174%, and 1.8486%, respectively, with slight increases from the previous week[64] - The issuance of new local government bonds reached 171.9 billion yuan in the week of October 27, with a total of 3.96 trillion yuan expected for the year[47]