Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content Core Viewpoints - In May, China's fixed - asset investment growth was lower than market expectations, and the growth rates of infrastructure investment, manufacturing investment, and real estate investment were all lower than those in April. Consumption growth in May was significantly better than market expectations, but it may not be sustainable. Industrial production maintained stable and rapid growth in May. China's exports showed resilience in May. The Chinese economy is expected to operate steadily in the second quarter. There is uncertainty in global economic and trade relations, which may pose challenges to China's economic growth in the third quarter [83]. Summary by Related Content 1. Fixed - Asset Investment - From January to May, national fixed - asset investment increased by 3.7% year - on - year, lower than the market expectation of 4.0% and the 4.0% growth from January to April. General infrastructure investment (including electricity) increased by 10.42% year - on - year from January to May, down from 10.85% in January - April. Narrow infrastructure investment (excluding electricity) increased by 5.6% year - on - year from January to May, down from 5.8% in January - April. Manufacturing investment increased by 8.5% year - on - year from January to May, in line with market expectations but lower than the 8.8% growth in January - April. National real estate development investment decreased by 10.7% year - on - year from January to May, more than the 10.3% decline in January - April [4]. - From January to May, equipment and tool purchase investment increased by 17.3% year - on - year, with a contribution rate of 63.6% to the growth of total investment and driving total investment growth by 2.3 percentage points [6]. 2. Real Estate - From January to May, the sales area of newly - built commercial housing decreased by 2.9% year - on - year, and the sales volume decreased by 3.8% year - on - year [9]. - In May, the sales price of second - hand residential properties in first - tier cities decreased by 0.7% month - on - month, with the decline rate expanding by 0.5 percentage points compared with the previous month. In second - and third - tier cities, the sales price of second - hand residential properties decreased by 0.5% month - on - month, with the decline rate expanding by 0.1 percentage points [12]. - From June 1 - 25, the average daily transaction area of commercial housing in 30 large - and medium - sized cities was 260,000 square meters, a 6% year - on - year decrease [14]. - The national second - hand housing price is in a bottom - grinding state, and the decline rate this year is slower than last year [16]. 3. Consumption - In May, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4.1326 trillion yuan, a 6.4% year - on - year increase, higher than the market expectation of 4.9%. From January to May, the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 5.0% year - on - year [19]. - In May, the retail sales of household appliances and audio - visual equipment, communication equipment, and other categories had relatively large year - on - year increases. The retail sales of basic necessities and some upgraded consumer goods also showed good growth momentum [21]. - In May, the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 0.94% month - on - month. The consumer goods replacement policy and the "618" e - commerce promotion activities accelerated the release of consumption demand. A total of 162 billion yuan of central funds have been allocated in the first and second quarters this year, and 138 billion yuan will be allocated in the third and fourth quarters [24]. - From January to May, the total service retail sales increased by 5.2% year - on - year. The retail sales of tourism consulting and leasing services, cultural and recreational services showed good growth, and catering revenue increased by 5.0% year - on - year [26]. 4. Exports and Imports - In May, China's exports increased by 4.8% year - on - year in US dollars, and imports decreased by 3.4% year - on - year. The trade surplus was 103.22 billion US dollars [32]. - In May, China's exports to ASEAN increased by 14.84% year - on - year, exports to the EU increased by 12.02% year - on - year, and exports to the US decreased by 34.52% year - on - year [35]. - In May, China's exports to regions other than the top five export destinations continued to grow at a high rate, with a year - on - year increase of 11.69% [38]. 5. Industrial Production - In May, the added value of industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 5.8% year - on - year, slightly higher than the market expectation of 5.7% [41]. - In May, the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry above the designated size increased by 9.0% year - on - year, and the added value of the high - tech manufacturing industry increased by 8.6% year - on - year [43]. - In May, the product sales rate of industrial enterprises above the designated size was 95.9%, a 0.7 - percentage - point year - on - year decrease [46]. 6. Employment - In May, the national urban surveyed unemployment rate was 5.0%, a 0.1 - percentage - point decrease from the previous month [49]. - In May, the unemployment rate of 16 - 24 - year - old labor force (excluding students) in urban areas was 14.9%, 0.7 percentage points higher than the same period last year [52]. 7. Prices - In May, the CPI decreased by 0.1% year - on - year and 0.2% month - on - month. The year - on - month decline in CPI was mainly affected by the decrease in energy prices [54][57]. - In May, the PPI decreased by 3.3% year - on - year and 0.4% month - on - month, with the decline continuing for three consecutive months [67][68]. 8. Social Financing and Credit - In May, the scale of social financing increased by 2.29 trillion yuan, higher than the market expectation of 2.05 trillion yuan [72]. - In May, the RMB loans in the credit scope increased by 620 billion yuan, lower than the market expectation of 800 billion yuan [74]. - At the end of May, the balance of broad money (M2) was 325.78 trillion yuan, a 7.9% year - on - year increase, and the balance of narrow money (M1) was 108.91 trillion yuan, a 2.3% year - on - year increase [76]. - At the end of May, the stock of social financing scale increased by 8.7% year - on - year, and the balance of RMB loans increased by 7.1% year - on - year [79].