【宏观经济】一周要闻回顾(2025年3月5日-3月11日)

Trade Data Summary - In the first two months of the year, China's total goods trade value reached 6.54 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.2%. Exports amounted to 3.88 trillion yuan, marking a historical high for the same period, with a year-on-year increase of 3.4%. Imports were 2.66 trillion yuan, down 7.3% year-on-year [2][3] - The overall foreign trade operation in China remained stable, with a 1.7% increase in imports and exports after adjusting for fewer working days compared to last year [3] - Exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 2.33 trillion yuan, growing by 5.4% year-on-year, accounting for 60% of total exports, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the previous year [3] - Private enterprises showed continued innovation strength, with a total import and export value of 3.69 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2%, representing 56.4% of China's total foreign trade [3] - ASEAN maintained its position as China's largest trading partner, with trade value of 1.03 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4%, accounting for 15.8% of total trade [3] Consumer Price Index (CPI) Summary - In February 2025, the national consumer price index (CPI) decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, with urban and rural areas both experiencing a decline of 0.7%. Food prices fell by 3.3%, while non-food prices decreased by 0.1% [4][5] - The average CPI for January and February was down 0.1% compared to the same period last year [5] - Month-on-month, the CPI fell by 0.2% in February, with urban areas down 0.2% and rural areas down 0.1% [5] - The price of food and tobacco decreased by 1.9% year-on-year, contributing approximately 0.54 percentage points to the CPI decline [6] - Among food items, fresh vegetable prices dropped by 12.6%, impacting the CPI by about 0.31 percentage points [6]