速览！8月国民经济运行数据公布

Economic Data Summary - The industrial added value for August increased by 5.2% year-on-year and 0.37% month-on-month, with a cumulative growth of 6.2% from January to August [1] - The total retail sales of consumer goods in August reached 39,668 billion yuan, growing by 3.4% year-on-year, and a cumulative growth of 4.6% from January to August [1] - Real estate development investment from January to August was 60,309 billion yuan, showing a year-on-year decline of 12.9% [1] - The sales area of newly built commercial housing from January to August was 57,304 million square meters, down by 4.7% year-on-year [1] - Fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) from January to August totaled 326,111 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 0.5% [1] Price Indices - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August decreased by 0.4% year-on-year and remained flat month-on-month [1] - The Producer Price Index (PPI) in August fell by 2.9% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous month, and remained flat month-on-month [1] Trade and Employment - The total value of goods exports and imports in August was 38,744 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 3.5%, with a cumulative growth of 3.5% from January to August [1] - The national urban surveyed unemployment rate in August was 5.3%, increasing by 0.1 percentage points month-on-month and remaining unchanged year-on-year; the rate for January to August was 5.2% [1]