Industrial Production - Industrial production remains stable, with blast furnace operating rates showing resilience, down 0.4 percentage points year-on-year to 2.1% [1][4] - Chemical production is marginally improving, with soda ash, PTA, and polyester filament operating rates increasing by 0.1, 0.7, and 0.8 percentage points year-on-year to -4.7%, 5.4%, and 4.1% respectively [1][17] - The operating rate of automotive semi-steel tires has slightly decreased, down 0.2 percentage points year-on-year to -2.6% [1][17] Construction Industry - Construction activity has weakened, with significant declines in grinding and cement shipment rates, down 1.1 percentage points to -4.6% and 1 percentage point to -8% year-on-year respectively [1][29] - The asphalt operating rate has notably decreased, down 8.8 percentage points year-on-year to -2% [1][41] Downstream Demand - New housing transactions have shown marginal improvement, with the average daily transaction area increasing by 14.2% year-on-year to 0.9%, particularly in first and second-tier cities [2][53] - Automotive sales continue to strengthen, with retail and wholesale volumes increasing by 15.4% to 28.5% and 21.4% to 22.1% year-on-year respectively [2][80] Price Trends - Prices of agricultural and industrial products have generally declined, with pork, vegetables, fruits, and eggs decreasing by 0.2%, 1.1%, 1.5%, and 1.3% respectively [2][99] - The South China industrial product price index has decreased by 1% week-on-week, with energy and chemical prices down 1.3% and metal prices down 0.6% [2][111] Transportation and Logistics - National freight volumes have rebounded, with rail freight volume and highway truck traffic increasing by 0.6% to 1% and 2.1% to 1% year-on-year respectively [2][63] - Port cargo throughput has also improved, up 2.1% year-on-year to 5.4%, while container throughput has slightly decreased by 0.5% to 6.1% [2][63] Consumer Behavior - Movie attendance and box office revenue have increased by 9.5% to -37.1% and 8% to -38.4% year-on-year respectively [2][80] - The overall consumer sentiment appears to be improving, as indicated by the increase in various consumption metrics [2][80]