Investment Rating - The report provides various investment ratings for companies in the consumer staples sector, with "Outperform" ratings for companies like China Feihe, Haidilao, and China Resources Beer, while Budweiser APAC is rated as "Neutral" [1]. Core Insights - The report highlights a rise in packaging material prices and an increase in the beer spot cost index by 2.96% year-on-year, indicating upward pressure on costs in the consumer staples sector [1][35]. - The cost indices for six categories of consumer goods monitored by HTI mostly increased, with notable changes in spot and futures indices across beer, frozen food, soft drinks, instant noodles, dairy products, and condiments [35]. Summary by Category Beer - The beer spot cost index is at 116.32, down 0.06% from last week, while the futures index is at 115.68, up 1.2% [13]. - Year-to-date, the spot index has decreased by 0.86%, and the futures index has decreased by 7.13% [14]. Condiments - The condiments spot cost index is at 100.51, down 0.1%, and the futures index is at 101.3, up 1.55% [17]. - Year-to-date, the spot index has decreased by 2.66%, and the futures index has decreased by 7.47% [17]. Dairy Products - The dairy products spot cost index is at 101.25, down 0.13%, and the futures index is at 91.04, up 0.69% [20]. - Year-to-date, the spot index has decreased by 2.89%, and the futures index has decreased by 3.28% [20]. Instant Noodles - The instant noodles spot cost index is at 103.62, down 0.23%, and the futures index is at 102.53, up 0.88% [23]. - Year-to-date, the spot index has decreased by 2.29%, and the futures index has decreased by 5.47% [24]. Frozen Food - The frozen food spot cost index is at 120.39, up 1.02%, and the futures index is at 119.44, up 1.72% [28]. - Year-to-date, the spot index has decreased by 0.17%, and the futures index has decreased by 1.35% [28]. Soft Drinks - The soft drinks spot cost index is at 109.39, up 0.22%, and the futures index is at 109.26, up 0.72% [31]. - Year-to-date, the spot index has decreased by 3.04%, and the futures index has decreased by 9.54% [31].