国泰海通｜策略：空调排产同比下滑，动力煤价格有所反弹

Group 1: Real Estate and Construction - The real estate market continues to show weakness, with a 13.2% year-on-year decline in transaction area for commercial housing in 30 major cities, including a 9.0% drop in first-tier cities, 1.9% in second-tier cities, and a significant 42.8% in third-tier cities [2] - Construction demand is being dragged down by weak real estate performance, although there is a slight recovery in rebar demand and steel prices [3] Group 2: Consumer Goods and Durables - Passenger car sales have seen a year-on-year increase of 30.0%, indicating a positive trend in durable goods consumption supported by subsidy policies [2] - Air conditioning production for July is projected to decline by 1.9% year-on-year, with domestic production up by 8.1% and export production down by 16.3% [2] Group 3: Manufacturing and Resource Prices - Manufacturing activity shows a mixed performance, with an increase in the operating rate of petroleum asphalt facilities, suggesting some resilience in construction demand [3] - The price of thermal coal has rebounded slightly due to increased daily consumption by power plants and tight supply conditions [3] Group 4: Transportation and Logistics - There has been a noticeable increase in passenger transport demand, with metro passenger volume up by 4.4% year-on-year and domestic flight operations increasing by 1.0% [4] - However, sea freight prices have declined, and postal express collection and delivery volumes have decreased [4]