生产、需求继续分化

Economic Overview - In December, the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 0.9% year-on-year, down from 1.3% in the previous month[3] - The GDP growth rate for Q4 was 4.5%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from Q3, achieving the annual GDP growth target[4] Production and Investment - December's industrial added value rose by 5.2% year-on-year, compared to 4.8% in the previous month, aligning with the PMI trends[6] - Fixed asset investment in December fell by 15.0% year-on-year, widening by 3.0 percentage points from the previous month, with manufacturing, broad infrastructure, and real estate investments decreasing by 10.5%, 16.0%, and 35.8% respectively[29] Sector Performance - The downstream industrial growth was relatively strong, while the midstream sector saw a decline from 5.1% in July to 3.5% in December, a drop of nearly 1.6 percentage points[4] - In December, the retail sales of communication equipment and cultural office supplies grew by 14.0% and 9.1% year-on-year, continuing a double-digit growth trend[27] Real Estate Insights - Real estate investment in December decreased by 35.8% year-on-year, compared to a 30.1% decline in the previous month, indicating ongoing pressure in the sector[36] - The area of completed housing in December saw a year-on-year decline of 18.4%, but this was an improvement of 7.0 percentage points from the previous month[38] Consumer Behavior - The retail sales of gold and silver jewelry fell by 1.0% year-on-year in December, a decline of 9.5 percentage points compared to the previous month, marking one of the largest drops among categories[27] - Service sector production index in December rose by 5.0% year-on-year, showing stronger resilience compared to goods consumption[23]