1月经济初窥-20260118

Power Generation and Industrial Activity - As of January 8, the cumulative power generation from coal-fired power plants increased by 2.6% year-on-year, compared to a decrease of 8.5% in December[3] - The cumulative heating supply from coal-fired power plants rose by 5.1% year-on-year[3] - The operating rate of 247 blast furnaces nationwide increased by 1.4 percentage points year-on-year, reaching 79.0%[3] - The average daily crude steel output from key enterprises increased by 11.8% month-on-month but decreased by 4.1% year-on-year, averaging 1.997 million tons per day[4] Construction and Real Estate - The funding availability rate for construction sites decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 59.6% as of January 13[5] - The average daily transaction area of commercial housing in 30 major cities fell by 38.6% year-on-year from January 1 to January 16[8] - The year-on-year decline in second-hand housing agency subscriptions in 80 cities was 20.8%[10] Consumer Goods and Retail - Retail sales of passenger vehicles from January 1 to January 11 dropped by 32% year-on-year, with wholesale sales down by 40%[10] - The average wholesale price of pork increased by 2.7% to 18.1 yuan per kilogram as of January 16[16] - The production of household appliances showed a positive growth of 6% year-on-year, with air conditioner production up by 11%[11] Economic Indicators - The Business Price Index (BPI) rose by 3.8% to 933 points as of January 16, indicating a broad price increase across various sectors[13] - The photovoltaic manager index (SMI) decreased by 1.3 percentage points to 133.0 points, reflecting a decline in upstream manufacturing activity[7]