关注上游价格波动，中游开工低位

Industry Overview - The report focuses on the upstream, midstream, and downstream industries, analyzing price fluctuations, production, and sales trends [1][3] Upstream Industry - In the non - ferrous metals sector, nickel and lead prices have declined; in the agricultural sector, pork prices have slightly decreased; in the energy sector, international crude oil and liquefied natural gas prices continue to fall [3] - As of December 17, the prices of some agricultural products such as eggs, palm oil, and pork have decreased, while the prices of corn and cotton have increased; among non - ferrous metals, the prices of zinc and some aluminum products have decreased, while the prices of copper, nickel, and some other aluminum products have increased; in the energy sector, the prices of WTI crude oil, Brent crude oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal have decreased [36] Midstream Industry - In the chemical industry, the operating rates of PX and PTA have declined; in the energy sector, the coal consumption of power plants has increased; in the infrastructure sector, the operating rate of road asphalt has decreased [3] Downstream Industry - In the real estate sector, the sales of commercial housing in first, second, and third - tier cities have continued to pick up at the end of the year; in the service sector, the number of domestic and international flights has continued to decline [3] Policy and Data - The National Development and Reform Commission and other departments have issued the "Benchmark Levels and Baseline Levels for the Clean and Efficient Utilization of Coal in Key Areas (2025 Edition)", aiming to promote the clean and efficient utilization of coal and eliminate backward production capacity [1] - From January to November 2025, the stamp duty was 404.4 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 27%. Among them, the securities trading stamp duty was 185.5 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 70.7%. In November 2025, the securities trading stamp duty was 22.6 billion yuan, a month - on - month increase of 24.86% compared with October and a year - on - year increase of 2.26% compared with November 2024 [1]