每周高频跟踪 20260201：节前经济活动节奏小幅放缓-20260201

Report Industry Investment Rating Not provided in the given content Core Viewpoints - In the fifth week of January, industrial production remained stable. As the Spring Festival holiday approached, construction sites gradually shut down, leading to weak performance in the volume and price of investment products [33]. - In terms of inflation, the food price index continued to rise, but the increase in pork prices narrowed month - on - month [33]. - In terms of exports, the demand for ocean routes was weak, and the month - on - month decline in market container shipping prices widened [33]. - In terms of investment, the PMI of the construction industry dropped significantly in January, indicating that construction projects were gradually shutting down and workers were returning home for the Spring Festival. The asphalt production started to decline seasonally, and traditional off - season factors had a dominant impact on the volume and price of investment products before the Spring Festival [33]. - In the real estate sector, new home sales remained relatively low year - on - year, second - hand home sales slowed down slightly but remained at a high level. The listing price in January turned positive month - on - month, indicating an early start of the "spring market" with signs of stabilization in both volume and price. Attention should be paid to the rebound slope of trading volume and the sustainability of price recovery after the Spring Festival [33]. - For the bond market, with the data "blank period" in February and the approaching Spring Festival, the suppression of pre - holiday data on bond market sentiment is expected to weaken. The ex - factory price in the PMI continued to rise and returned to the expansion range. The month - on - month recovery of PPI in January is expected to continue. Attention should be paid to the impact of structural price improvement on bond market sentiment. On the other hand, due to the Spring Festival date shift, the year - on - year CPI reading may decline; regulatory authorities advocate weakening the scale of credit issuance, so the "good start" of credit in January may be mediocre; the second - hand home sales have started to slow down seasonally recently, and the impact of real estate fundamental factors is expected to decrease compared with January. The short - term impact of fundamentals on bond market expectations is reduced, and attention should be paid to the entry rhythm of pre - holiday allocation funds [33]. Summary by Directory I. Weekly High - Frequency Tracking: Economic Momentum Gradually Cools Down Before the Festival (1) Inflation - related: Food Price Increase Narrows - The increase in pork prices narrowed. From January 24th to January 30th, the average wholesale price of pork in China increased by 0.89% week - on - week, with a narrowing increase [8]. - The 200 - index of agricultural product wholesale prices and the wholesale price index of basket products increased by 0.38% and 0.45% week - on - week respectively, with narrowing increases [8]. (2) Import and Export - related: Container Shipping Prices Accelerate Weakening - The comprehensive container shipping index continued to weaken. This week, the CCFI index decreased by 2.7% week - on - week, and the SCFI decreased by 9.7% week - on - week, with an expanding decline [11]. - From January 19th to January 25th, the container throughput and cargo throughput of ports decreased by 4.35% and 1.70% respectively compared with the previous week before the festival, and increased by 9.6% and 6.9% year - on - year respectively [11]. - The increases of the BDI and CDFI indexes expanded. The pre - holiday transportation demand in the international dry bulk shipping market improved, and the market sentiment was positive. The Far - East dry bulk freight index rose [11]. (3) Industry - related: Pre - holiday Production Continues to Slow Down - Coal prices stopped falling and rebounded. This week, the price of thermal coal (Q5500) at Qinhuangdao Port increased by 0.2% week - on - week, compared with a 1.7% decrease the previous week [15]. - The price of rebar slightly declined. The spot price of rebar (HRB400 20mm) decreased by 0.2% week - on - week, compared with a 0.69% decrease the previous week [15]. - The asphalt production rate accelerated its decline. This week, the operating rate of asphalt plants decreased by 1.3 percentage points to 25.5% week - on - week, and increased by 1.1 percentage points year - on - year [15]. - Copper prices stopped falling and rebounded. This week, the average price of copper in the Yangtze River Non - ferrous Metals Market increased by 1.9% week - on - week [18]. - The glass futures stopped falling and rebounded. The spot price of glass remained stable, and the overall trading situation was slightly weaker than before. The downstream enterprises mainly made rigid - demand purchases. Affected by weather factors, there were differences in production and sales between regions, and the industry inventory increased slightly [18]. (4) Investment - related: Second - hand Home Sales Decline Slightly - The decline in cement prices widened. This week, the weekly average of the cement price index decreased by 1.0% week - on - week, with an expanding decline [22]. - New home sales increased slightly. From January 23rd to January 29th, the transaction area of new homes in 30 cities was 1.328 million square meters, an increase of 14.1% week - on - week and 94% year - on - year. The high year - on - year increase was due to the Spring Festival date shift, and there was a slight end - of - month rush in terms of the week - on - week comparison [23]. - Second - hand home sales cooled down. From last Friday to this Thursday, the transaction area of second - hand homes decreased by 9.4% week - on - week, ending the continuous upward trend. However, it remained at a high level overall. As the Spring Festival holiday approached, second - hand home sales entered a seasonally low stage. In terms of price, the monthly listing price index of second - hand homes increased by 0.1% month - on - month in January, the first positive increase since January 2025. Attention should be paid to the volume and price performance after the Spring Festival [23]. (5) Consumption: Crude Oil Prices Rise Strongly - The increase in oil prices expanded. As of January 30th, the prices of Brent crude oil and WTI crude oil increased by 7.3% and 6.8% respectively week - on - week, with an expanding increase. Tensions in the geopolitical situation between the US and Iran may lead to a decrease in crude oil production. Coupled with the reduction of US crude oil inventories and the decline of the US dollar index, oil prices were jointly pushed up [24].