Core Viewpoint - The current U.S. economic data is limited, and the Federal Reserve is in a communication blackout period, leading the market to rely on corporate earnings reports and government officials' statements for guidance [1] Group 1: Economic Outlook - The bank anticipates that there is still a 50 basis points room for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year [1] Group 2: Market Focus - Short-term market attention is directed towards Singapore's September CPI, Taiwan's September industrial production, Hong Kong's September CPI, and the Eurozone's preliminary consumer confidence for October [1]

Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the economic performance of China in the third quarter of 2025, highlighting a slight decline in GDP growth, a recovery in consumption, and ongoing challenges in manufacturing and infrastructure investment [4][6][12]. Economic Growth - In Q3 2025, China's GDP grew by 4.8% year-on-year, slightly lower than the previous quarter, with nominal GDP growth at 3.7% [6][10]. - The total GDP for Q3 reached 354.5 trillion yuan, with a quarter-on-quarter growth of 1.1% [6][10]. - For the first three quarters of 2025, GDP growth was 5.2%, exceeding the annual target of 5% [6][12]. Consumption Trends - Overall consumption growth was slightly below expectations, with retail sales increasing by 3.0% in September, down from 3.4% [16][24]. - The retail sector showed structural differentiation, with categories like communication equipment and furniture experiencing significant growth, while home appliances and cultural products saw declines [20][24]. - Consumer spending growth lagged behind income growth, indicating a weak recovery in consumer confidence [24]. Investment Insights - Fixed asset investment for the first three quarters of 2025 totaled 371.5 trillion yuan, down 0.5% year-on-year, with infrastructure investment growing by only 1.1% [29][44]. - Manufacturing investment saw a significant decline, with a 1.1 percentage point drop to 4% year-on-year, marking six consecutive months of decline [33][34]. - Real estate investment dropped by 13.9%, with new housing sales down 5.5% in the first nine months [50][60]. Industrial Production - Industrial value-added saw a substantial rebound in September, growing by 6.5% year-on-year, driven by seasonal production increases and strong export performance [63][69]. - The "golden September and silver October" period contributed to this growth, alongside policies aimed at boosting domestic demand [69][70]. Employment Situation - The urban unemployment rate averaged 5.2% in the first three quarters, with a slight decrease in September [75][76]. - Youth unemployment remains a concern, with rates for individuals aged 18-24 reaching 18.9%, indicating ongoing pressures in the job market [77].

Economic Growth - Q3 GDP growth slowed to 4.8% YoY, down from 5.2% in Q2, impacted by a high base effect from last year[1] - Nominal GDP growth in Q3 was 3.7%, further declining from 3.9% in Q2, marking a new low for 2023[1] - Q3 GDP deflator decreased by 1%, a smaller decline compared to the 0.2 percentage points drop in Q2[1] Industrial Production - In September, industrial value-added increased by 6.5% YoY, significantly up from 5.2% in August[2] - Seasonally adjusted MoM growth in industrial production reached 0.64%, the highest since March[2] - Automotive manufacturing value-added surged by 16% YoY, improving by 7.6 percentage points from August[2] Retail and Consumption - Retail sales growth fell to 3% YoY in September, down from 3.4% in August[2] - Consumer confidence index rose to 89.2, continuing an upward trend since Q4 of last year[3] - Per capita disposable income grew by 4.5% YoY, while per capita consumption expenditure increased by 3.4%, both lower than Q2 growth rates[3] Investment Trends - Fixed asset investment declined by 7.1% YoY in September, consistent with August's decline[3] - Infrastructure investment dropped by 8%, while real estate development investment fell by 21.3%, widening the decline from the previous month[3] - Cumulative fixed asset investment for the first three quarters showed a 0.5% YoY decrease, indicating negative growth[3] Real Estate Market - In September, the sales area of commercial housing decreased by 10.5% YoY, close to August's decline[3] - New residential prices in 70 large and medium cities fell by 0.4% MoM, a larger drop than in August[3] - Overall, real estate demand remains weak, with sales revenue down by 11.8% YoY[3]

Economic Overview - The macroeconomic environment in September 2025 is characterized by "strong production, slow demand, and low prices" with a GDP growth of 4.8% year-on-year in Q3, indicating a slowdown compared to Q2, but the cumulative growth for the first three quarters stands at 5.2%, suggesting that achieving the annual growth target of around 5% is feasible [1] Production Sector - Industrial production has shown strong performance, exceeding market expectations, with the industrial added value for large-scale enterprises growing by 6.5% year-on-year in September, an increase of 1.3 percentage points from the previous month. The cumulative growth from January to September is 6.2%, driven by the upgrade of the manufacturing sector, particularly in emerging products like 3D printing equipment, industrial robots, and new energy vehicles [1] Demand Sector - Consumer demand continues to slow down, with the retail sales of consumer goods in September reaching 41,971 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 3.0%, marking the lowest increase this year, primarily due to the diminishing effects of policy subsidies. Notably, the growth rates for home appliances and furniture, which were supported by policies, have seen significant declines compared to the previous month [2] Investment Sector - Investment growth has broadly declined, remaining at low levels. From January to September, manufacturing investment has increased by 4% year-on-year, indicating weakened growth momentum, although equipment purchases have shown resilience with a 14% year-on-year increase, outpacing overall investment growth by 14.5 percentage points. Infrastructure investment has seen a modest increase of 1.1% year-on-year, but the pace of major traditional infrastructure projects has slowed, partly due to reduced policy support and local government debt pressures affecting funding availability for certain projects [3] Real Estate Investment - Real estate investment has decreased by 13.9% year-on-year, continuing to be the largest drag on fixed asset investment. In September, the decline in the sales area of commercial housing has widened, with sales revenue decreasing at a faster rate than the sales area, indicating that the real estate market is still engaging in "price for volume" strategies [4] Bond Market Overview - As of October 20, 2025, the active bond index for 5-10 year government bonds has decreased by 0.10%. The government bond ETF for this maturity range has seen a recent price of 117.12 yuan, with a cumulative increase of 3.37% over the past year [7] - The latest scale of the government bond ETF for 5-10 years has reached 1.54 billion yuan, with trading liquidity showing a turnover of 1.38% and a transaction volume of 21.24 million yuan on the same date [8][9] - The fund inflow and outflow for the government bond ETF have remained balanced, with a total of 31.61 million yuan raised over the last eight trading days. The net value has increased by 21.56% over the past five years, ranking 33rd out of 179 index bond funds, placing it in the top 18.44% [9] - The maximum drawdown for the government bond ETF over the past six months is 1.09%, with a management fee of 0.15% and a custody fee of 0.05% [10][11]

Economic Growth - In Q3 2025, GDP grew by 4.8% year-on-year, indicating a weakening economic growth momentum[2] - For the first three quarters of 2025, GDP reached 101.50 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 5.2%[4] Fixed Asset Investment - National fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) declined by 0.5% year-on-year, marking the first negative growth since August 2020[5] - Real estate development investment fell by 13.9% year-on-year in the first three quarters, significantly impacting overall investment performance[5] Infrastructure and Manufacturing Investment - Infrastructure investment (excluding electricity) grew by only 1.1% year-on-year, constrained by local debt restrictions[5] - Manufacturing investment increased by 4.0% year-on-year, with high-tech manufacturing remaining a bright spot[5] Consumer Spending - Total retail sales of consumer goods reached 36.59 trillion yuan, growing by 4.5% year-on-year, but September's growth slowed to 3.0%[6] - Consumer confidence remains low, with underlying issues such as weak income expectations persisting[6] Economic Outlook - The economic outlook for Q4 remains pressured by external uncertainties and a lack of internal demand[4] - Upcoming policy guidance from the 20th Central Committee and potential US-China talks are critical for future economic direction[2]

Group 1: Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas Production - In September, the production of raw coal in large-scale industries decreased by 1.8% year-on-year, with a total output of 410 million tons, showing a narrowing decline compared to August [1] - The production of crude oil increased by 4.1% year-on-year in September, reaching 17.77 million tons, with a daily average output of 592,000 tons [3] - Natural gas production saw a significant increase of 9.4% year-on-year in September, totaling 21.2 billion cubic meters, with a daily average output of 710 million cubic meters [7] Group 2: Electricity Production - Electricity generation in large-scale industries grew steadily, with a total output of 826.2 billion kilowatt-hours in September, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 1.5% [9] - Different energy sources showed varied performance: thermal power decreased by 5.4%, hydropower increased by 31.9%, nuclear power growth slowed to 1.6%, wind power declined by 7.6%, and solar power increased by 21.1% [9]

Report Information - Report Title: High - frequency Economic Weekly (2025.10.12 - 2025.10.18) [3] - Date: October 18, 2025 [1] - Analysts: Huang Weiping, Lv Qiang, Wang Zheyi [1] 1. Industry Investment Rating No information provided in the report. 2. Core View The report presents an analysis of the economic situation from multiple aspects during the period of 2025.10.12 - 2025.10.18, indicating that the industrial production shows a seasonal rebound, personnel flow increases while freight prices decline slightly, consumption has mixed performance, construction investment is weak but the real - estate market rebounds seasonally, and export port throughput decreases with differentiated shipping indices. Also, various major policy events have occurred during this period [3]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1. Large - Scale Assets - This week, bond indices generally rose, stock indices generally fell, most commodities declined, and foreign currencies generally appreciated. The ChinaBond 7 - 10 - year China Development Bank Bond Index had the largest weekly increase of 0.33%. The STAR 50 Index had the largest weekly decline of 6.16%. The Nanhua Precious Metals Index had the largest increase of 10.76%, and the Nanhua Energy and Chemicals Index had the largest decline of 3.43%. The Japanese yen had the largest increase against the RMB with a weekly increase of 1.22%, and the US dollar appreciated against the RMB with a weekly increase of 0.05% [3]. 3.2. Industrial Production - Production showed a seasonal rebound. From the upstream, the weekly coal consumption in the national power plant sample area decreased by 1.27% week - on - week. The petroleum asphalt plant operation rate increased by 1.30 percentage points to 35.80% week - on - week, the blast furnace operation rate remained the same as last week at 84.25%, and the crude steel output increased by 7.57% week - on - week. In the real - estate chain, the rebar operation rate increased by 1.35 percentage points to 41.33% week - on - week, the float glass operation rate increased by 0.34 percentage points to 76.65%, and the mill operation rate decreased by 0.49 percentage points to 37.89% week - on - week. In the consumer goods chain, the polyester filament operation rate decreased by 0.03 percentage points to 91.06% week - on - week, the PTA operation rate decreased by 1.92 percentage points to 75.56%, and the methanol operation rate increased by 4.00 percentage points to 84.38% week - on - week. In the automobile chain, the automobile semi - steel tire operation rate increased by 26.21 percentage points to 72.72% week - on - week, and the automobile all - steel tire operation rate increased by 20.56 percentage points to 64.52% week - on - week [3]. 3.3. People and Goods Flow - Personnel flow increased, and freight prices declined slightly. The 7 - day moving average (7DMA) of the national migration scale index increased by 3.25% week - on - week. The 7DMA of the number of domestic flights decreased by 0.66% week - on - week, and the 7DMA of the number of international flights decreased by 0.11% week - on - week. The subway passenger volumes in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou all decreased. The 4 - week moving average (4WMA) of the road logistics freight rate index decreased by 0.02% week - on - week, and the total volume was higher than the same period in previous years [3]. 3.4. Consumption - Automobile retail sales declined, and prices showed a mixed performance. The previous - period automobile wholesale decreased by 1.00% year - on - year, and retail increased by 7.00% year - on - year. Both the 4WMA of the wholesale year - on - year growth rate and the 4WMA of the retail year - on - year growth rate declined. The weekly box office of movies decreased by 73% week - on - week, and the 7DMA of the number of movie - goers decreased by 73% week - on - week. Agricultural product prices showed a mixed performance. The pork price decreased by 2.38% week - on - week, and the vegetable price increased by 0.13% week - on - week [3]. 3.5. Investment - Construction showed weak performance, and the real - estate market rebounded seasonally. The cement storage capacity ratio increased by 1.6 percentage points week - on - week, the cement price index increased by 0.01% week - on - week, and the cement shipment rate decreased by 2.1 percentage points week - on - week. The rebar inventory decreased by 2.4% week - on - week, the proportion of profitable steel mills nationwide decreased by 0.9 percentage points week - on - week, and the apparent demand for rebar decreased by 39.4% week - on - week. Overall, the terminal demand for construction was weak. The 7DMA of the commercial housing transaction area in 30 large and medium - sized cities increased by 171.0% week - on - week. By city - tier, the commercial housing transaction areas in first - tier, second - tier, and third - tier cities all increased. The 7DMA of the second - hand housing transaction area in 16 cities increased by 165.6% week - on - week, and the national second - hand housing listing price index decreased by 0.1% week - on - week. The land transaction area in 100 large and medium - sized cities increased, and the land transaction premium rate decreased week - on - week [3]. 3.6. Export - Port throughput decreased, and shipping indices showed a mixed performance. The weekly port cargo throughput decreased by 8.4% week - on - week, and the container throughput decreased by 6.1% week - on - week. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) increased by 6.87% week - on - week, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) increased by 12.92% week - on - week, and the China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) decreased by 4.11% week - on - week [3]. 3.7. Major Policies/Events - On October 13, the year - on - year export in September 2025 was 8.3%, exceeding expectations. On October 14, China imposed countermeasures on 5 US subsidiaries of South Korea's Hwa Ocean Co., Ltd. On October 14, the central bank announced a 6 - month repurchase of 600 billion yuan on October 15. On October 15, the year - on - year growth rates of CPI and PPI improved moderately. On October 15, the year - on - year growth rate of the stock of social financing decreased. On October 17, the central government allocated 500 billion yuan from the local government debt balance limit to local governments [3].

Industry Investment Rating The provided content does not mention the industry investment rating. Core Viewpoints The report analyzes the economic situation from multiple aspects, including industrial production, people and freight flow, consumption, investment, export, and the performance of major asset classes. It points out that industrial production shows seasonal recovery, people flow increases while freight prices decline slightly, consumption has mixed performance, construction shows weakness while the real - estate market recovers seasonally, port throughput decreases, and shipping indices are differentiated. Also, major asset classes show distinct trends with bond indices rising, stock indices falling, most commodities dropping, and foreign currencies appreciating [1]. Summary by Directory 1. Major Asset Classes - This week, bond indices generally rose, stock indices generally fell, most commodities declined, and foreign currencies generally appreciated. Among them, the ChinaBond 7 - 10 - year China Development Bank Bond Index rose the most, with a weekly increase of 0.33%; the STAR 50 Index fell the most, with a weekly decline of 6.16%. The Nanhua Precious Metals Index rose the most among commodities, with a gain of 10.76%, and the Nanhua Energy and Chemicals Index fell the most, with a decline of 3.43%. Foreign currencies appreciated against the RMB, with the Japanese yen having the largest increase, a weekly gain of 1.22%, and the US dollar appreciating against the RMB, with a weekly gain of 0.05% [1]. 2. Industrial Production - Production shows seasonal recovery. In the upstream, the weekly coal consumption in the national power plant sample area decreased by 1.27% week - on - week, the operating rate of petroleum asphalt plants increased by 1.30 pcts to 35.80% week - on - week, the blast furnace operating rate remained flat at 84.25% compared with last week, and the crude steel output increased by 7.57% week - on - week. In the real - estate chain, the operating rate of rebar production increased by 1.35 pcts to 41.33% week - on - week, the operating rate of float glass increased by 0.34 pcts to 76.65% week - on - week, and the mill operation rate decreased by 0.49 pcts to 37.89% week - on - week. In the consumer goods chain, the operating rate of polyester filament decreased by 0.03 pcts to 91.06% week - on - week, the operating rate of PTA decreased by 1.92 pcts to 75.56% week - on - week, and the operating rate of methanol increased by 4.00 pcts to 84.38% week - on - week. In the automotive chain, the operating rate of automobile semi - steel tires increased by 26.21 pcts to 72.72% week - on - week, and the operating rate of automobile all - steel tires increased by 20.56 pcts to 64.52% week - on - week [1]. 3. People and Freight Flow - People flow increased, while freight prices declined slightly. The 7 - day moving average (7DMA) of the national migration scale index increased by 3.25% week - on - week. The 7DMA of the number of domestic flights decreased by 0.66% week - on - week, and the 7DMA of the number of international flights decreased by 0.11% week - on - week. The subway passenger volumes in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou all decreased. In terms of freight flow, the 4 - week moving average (4WMA) of the road logistics freight rate index decreased by 0.02% week - on - week, but the total volume was higher than the same period in previous years [1]. 4. Consumption - Automobile retail sales showed a decline, and prices were differentiated. The previous period's automobile wholesale sales decreased by 1.00% year - on - year, and retail sales increased by 7.00% year - on - year. The 4WMA of the wholesale and retail year - on - year growth rates both declined. This period's movie box office decreased by 73% week - on - week, and the 7DMA of the number of movie - goers decreased by 73% week - on - week. Agricultural product prices were differentiated, with pork prices decreasing by 2.38% week - on - week and vegetable prices increasing by 0.13% week - on - week [1]. 5. Investment - Construction showed weakness, while the real - estate market recovered seasonally. The cement storage capacity ratio increased by 1.6 pcts week - on - week, the cement price index increased by 0.01% week - on - week, and the cement shipping rate decreased by 2.1 pcts week - on - week. The rebar inventory decreased by 2.4% week - on - week, the proportion of profitable steel mills nationwide decreased by 0.9 pcts week - on - week, and the apparent demand for rebar decreased by 39.4% week - on - week. Overall, the terminal demand for construction was weak. The 7DMA of the commercial housing transaction area in 30 large and medium - sized cities increased by 171.0% week - on - week. By city - tier, the commercial housing transaction areas in first - tier, second - tier, and third - tier cities all increased. The 7DMA of the second - hand housing transaction area in 16 cities increased by 165.6% week - on - week, and the national second - hand housing listing price index decreased by 0.1% week - on - week. The land transaction area in 100 cities increased, and the land transaction premium rate decreased week - on - week [1]. 6. Export - Port throughput decreased, and shipping indices were differentiated. This period's port cargo throughput decreased by 8.4% week - on - week, and the container throughput decreased by 6.1% week - on - week. The BDI index increased by 6.87% week - on - week, the SCFI index increased by 12.92% week - on - week, and the CCFI index decreased by 4.11% week - on - week [1].

Economic Overview - The total retail sales of consumer goods in Zhaoqing reached 81.677 billion yuan from January to August 2025, showing a year-on-year growth of 2.5% [2] - Online retail sales from above-designated size enterprises increased by 8.1%, contributing 1.4 percentage points to overall consumption [2] - The retail sales of home appliances and cultural office supplies grew significantly by 89.4% and 71.0% respectively [2] - Rural consumption growth (3.0%) slightly outpaced urban growth (2.4%) [2] Industrial Production - The industrial production maintained a positive trend, with the added value of above-scale industries increasing by 4.7% year-on-year, an improvement of 0.6 percentage points compared to January-July [2] - The manufacturing sector, along with electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply, saw growth rates of 5.0% and 2.1% respectively, while the mining industry experienced a decline of 8.0% [2] - Key industries such as computer communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, and chemical raw materials and products manufacturing contributed significantly to industrial growth, with respective growth rates of 13.4%, 26.2%, 16.8%, and 7.5% [2] - Newly registered above-scale industrial enterprises in the previous year saw an impressive added value growth of 86.1% from January to August, contributing 1.7 percentage points to the overall industrial growth [2] Investment and Real Estate - Fixed asset investment in the city decreased by 24.2% year-on-year from January to August [3] - Investment in the primary industry grew by 3.7%, while the secondary and tertiary industries saw declines of 30.2% and 17.2% respectively [3] - Infrastructure investment showed a slight increase of 0.2%, while construction and installation engineering investment fell by 18.4% [3] - Real estate development investment dropped significantly by 42.2%, with the sales area of commercial housing at 1.265 million square meters, down 30.0% year-on-year, although the decline rate narrowed by 5.5 percentage points compared to January-July [3] Financial Stability and Price Trends - The financial sector remained stable, with the balance of deposits and loans reaching 407.354 billion yuan and 361.993 billion yuan respectively by the end of August, both maintaining a growth rate of over 7.4% [3] - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) saw a year-on-year decrease of 0.4%, driven by a significant drop in food prices (-3.6%), while service prices experienced a slight increase of 0.2% [3]

Industrial Sector - Daily average pig iron production and cement clinker capacity utilization rate have shown a marginal decline due to the holiday disruptions[2] - The apparent demand for steel has decreased, while the operating rate for polyester in textiles has increased[2] - The operating rates for automotive tires have decreased, indicating seasonal fluctuations[2] Real Estate - New home sales in 30 major cities have decreased by 28.7% year-on-year as of October 10, influenced by the holiday and base effects[2] - The second-hand housing listing price index has dropped by 0.83% month-on-month as of September 29[2] Domestic Demand - Retail sales of automobiles increased by 6% year-on-year in September, while major home appliance retail sales fell by 6.7%[2] - Domestic flight operations increased by 3% year-on-year, with the Baidu migration index rising by 31.6%[2] - The total number of people moving across regions during the holiday reached 2.432 billion, a historical high, with a daily average of 304 million, up 6.2% year-on-year[2] External Demand - Port cargo throughput increased by 7.8% year-on-year, while container throughput rose by 6.9%[2] - Export container freight rates have shown a decline of 6.7% week-on-week, although rates from Shanghai and Ningbo have increased since the end of September[2] Price Trends - The South China black raw materials index rose by 1.8%, while the futures price of rebar increased by 1%[2] - The futures price of coking coal rose by 3.1%, while the spot price in Shanxi fell by 1.1%[2]