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Group 1: Real Estate and Consumer Trends - The real estate market shows marginal improvement in sales, with new home sales in 30 major cities increasing by 4.4% year-on-year, while first-tier cities experienced a decline of 6.8% [2] - Retail sales of passenger cars grew by 4.6% year-on-year in August 2025, but the growth rate has slowed significantly due to a high base from the previous year [2][3] - Service consumption has seen a decline during the back-to-school week, with movie box office revenues dropping by 51% month-on-month [2][4] Group 2: Manufacturing and Technology - The construction demand in the real estate sector remains weak, impacting the overall construction activity, while steel prices have increased slightly due to environmental production limits [3] - Manufacturing activity in sectors like automotive and chemicals has decreased, likely influenced by policies aimed at reducing overproduction [3] - Global semiconductor sales surged by 20.6% year-on-year in July 2025, with domestic PCB exports increasing by 33% year-on-year, indicating strong demand driven by AI data centers [3] Group 3: Resource Prices and Logistics - Coal prices have decreased by 1.6% month-on-month as the peak demand season ends, while gold prices have risen significantly due to expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve [3] - Passenger transport demand has declined significantly month-on-month, with a 17.6% drop in the migration index, although it remains up 5% year-on-year [4] - Freight logistics have also shown a downward trend, with highway truck traffic and railway freight volumes decreasing by 1.0% and 1.2% respectively [4]