——每周高频跟踪20251116：淡季影响，投资节奏逐步放缓-20251116

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Views In the second week of November, as the temperature dropped in the north, the scope of construction stoppages gradually expanded, leading to a slight weakening in the demand for cement and rebar. New home sales remained seasonally low year-on-year. In terms of inflation, the increase in food prices narrowed, and pork prices turned from rising to falling. In exports, the SCFI index weakened while the CCFI continued to rise, and the year-on-year and month-on-month growth rates of port transportation volume both narrowed. The dry bulk index was boosted by the increased winter coal storage purchases. In investment, with the expansion of construction stoppages in the north, cement prices declined, and the apparent demand for rebar and asphalt shipments weakened month-on-month, being lower than the seasonal average year-on-year, indicating the gradual emergence of the off-season effect. In the real estate sector, both new and second-hand home sales improved month-on-month. New home sales maintained a relatively low year-on-year negative growth, while the year-on-year decline in second-hand home sales narrowed and was better than the same period in 2023. For the bond market, the traditional off-season effect in November accelerated, and there was no "broad credit" inflection point in terms of physical work volume. The economic data for October verified that domestic demand needed further stimulation, and the "broad credit" impact of policy tools was temporarily limited. Seasonal factors and the pace of tool deployment might constrain the release of tool effects. The State Council executive meeting on November 14 emphasized the need to reasonably arrange project construction and fund allocation, actively leverage long-term loans and policy-based finance, and guide more private capital to participate, which might be a requirement for the "broad credit" effect of the tools. Attention should be paid to the verification of loan data from November to December [36]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs (1) Inflation-related: Food prices continued to rise slightly - Food price increases continued to narrow. From November 10 - 14, the average national wholesale price of pork decreased by 0.19% month-on-month, and the month-on-month increase in vegetable prices was 0.54%. The 200-index of agricultural product wholesale prices and the wholesale price index of basket products increased by 0.37% and 0.43% month-on-month respectively, with the increases narrowing [10]. (2) Import and export-related: The export container shipping index generally continued to rise - The CCFI continued to rise, while the SCFI weakened. This week, the CCFI index increased by 3.4% month-on-month, and the SCFI decreased by 2.9% month-on-month. The export container shipping market was generally stable this week, and the freight rates in the ocean shipping routes continued to diverge, with a slight decline in the SCFI. Among them, the transportation demand in the North American routes lacked support, and the spot booking prices weakened. The shipping rates from Shanghai Port to the West and East Coasts of the United States decreased by 17.6% and 8.7% respectively compared to last week [12]. - In terms of port transportation volume, from November 3 - 9, the container throughput and cargo throughput of ports increased by 1.4% and decreased by 4.3% month-on-month respectively. This week, the year-on-year increases were 6.5% and 4.2% respectively, with the month-on-month and year-on-year growth rates significantly narrowing compared to last week [12]. - The increases in the BDI and CDFI indexes expanded. This week, the BDI and CDFI indexes increased by 3.2% and 1.2% month-on-month respectively, with the increases expanding compared to the previous week. Among them, the iron ore import transportation market was sluggish, and the freight rates in the Capesize vessel market weakened. With the increase in winter coal storage purchases, the freight rates in the Panamax and Supramax vessel markets rose [12]. (3) Industry-related: The month-on-month changes in the operating rates were mixed - The increase in coal prices continued to expand. This week, the price of thermal coal (Q5500) at Qinhuangdao Port increased by 4.2% month-on-month, with the increase continuing to be higher than that of the previous week. In terms of demand, the daily coal consumption of power plants remained at an off-season level, and the pressure to replenish inventory was relatively small. The market mainly purchased imported coal and only maintained necessary purchases for high-priced coal. This week, the daily coal consumption of eight coastal provinces' power plants was 1.803 million tons, a decrease of 40,000 tons month-on-month. In terms of price, the supply in the production areas continued to tighten. Some coal mines completed their annual production tasks ahead of schedule, and with overproduction control and environmental inspections, the production capacity release was limited, leading to continuous increases in coal prices [15][17]. - The price of rebar turned from falling to stable, and the apparent demand weakened. The spot price of rebar (HRB400 20mm) increased by 0.2% month-on-month, turning from falling to rising. In terms of inventory, the social inventory of rebar decreased by 2.34% month-on-month this week, accelerating compared to the previous week, but the inventory was still at a high level year-on-year, with a large pressure to reduce inventory. As the demand for steel was in the off-season, downstream buyers maintained a just-in-time purchasing rhythm this week, and the apparent demand weakened slightly [17]. - The operating rate of asphalt declined marginally. This week, the operating rate of asphalt plants decreased by 0.7 percentage points month-on-month to 29.0%, a year-on-year decrease of 2.0%. As the temperature continued to drop in the northern regions, infrastructure projects were gradually winding down, and the rigid demand significantly contracted. Although there was still some construction support in the southern regions, the overall project increment was limited, and the market demand generally remained weak [17]. - The price of copper turned from falling to rising. This week, the average prices of Yangtze River non-ferrous copper and LME copper increased by 0.9% and 1.2% month-on-month respectively. Overseas, the disagreement within the Federal Reserve regarding interest rate cuts cooled the expectations of monetary easing, but the global supply shortage situation persisted, still supporting the copper price [20]. - The glass futures continued to weaken. This week, the market was dominated by a wait-and-see sentiment. Many manufacturers continued to lower prices to sell goods, the market transaction prices declined, and the production and sales decreased compared to the previous period. Fundamentally, the supply exceeded the demand, and there was still pressure to sell in many areas. This week, the market inventory turned from decreasing to increasing, and the glass price might still have room for further decline in the short term [20]. (4) Investment-related: Real estate sales improved month-on-month but remained low year-on-year - The cement price turned down month-on-month. This week, the weekly average of the cement price index decreased by 0.23% month-on-month. Recently, the demand in the concrete market was poor. As the market entered the traditional off-season, the temperature dropped in the north, and most projects in the Northeast and Northwest entered the construction stoppage stage, leading to an overall contraction in demand. In the North China region, project funds were tight, and the shipping rate remained low. The East China market was significantly differentiated, with insufficient demand support in major areas and weak price increases [24]. - New home sales turned from falling to rising month-on-month. From November 7 - 13, the transaction area of new homes in 30 cities was 1.581 million square meters, an increase of 0.7% month-on-month and a decrease of 31% year-on-year. The sales were marginally stable but still at the lowest level in the same period in the past five years [26]. - Second-hand home sales improved month-on-month, and the year-on-year negative growth narrowed. From last Friday to this Thursday, second-hand home sales increased by 5.5% month-on-month and decreased by 14.4% year-on-year. The sales improved marginally, and the transaction volume was between the same period in 2023 and 2024, with the year-on-year decline narrowing [26]. (5) Consumption: The sales of passenger cars turned negative in the first week of November - The sales momentum of new cars weakened marginally at the beginning of the month. According to the Passenger Car Association, from November 1 - 9, the retail sales of the national passenger car market were 4.15 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 19% compared to the same period in November last year and a 4% decrease compared to the same period last month. The high base formed by the continuous sales growth in the market in November last year affected this year's readings, but the sales still maintained a growth of about 7% compared to the same period in 2023 [29]. - The weekly average price of crude oil increased month-on-month. As of November 14, the prices of Brent crude oil and WTI crude oil increased by 1.2% and 0.6% month-on-month respectively, showing a trend of first falling and then rising within the week. In the first half of the week, the OPEC and EIA monthly reports showed relatively high supply pressure, and the increase in Middle Eastern crude oil supply suppressed the oil price. In the second half of the week, the less-than-expected production increase by OPEC and the uncertainty of Russian energy supply were beneficial to the oil price [29].