Economic Activity - The China High-Frequency Economic Activity Index (YHEI) as of September 9, 2025, is 0.98, a decrease of 0.06 from September 2 [1][3] - Key industrial indicators such as the "coastal coal freight index" and "import dry bulk freight index" have declined, with the coastal coal freight index at 0.71, the lowest since June [1][3] Price Indices - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August fell by 0.4% year-on-year, with core CPI rising by 0.9%, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month [42] - Food prices saw a significant decline, with fresh vegetable and pork prices dropping by 15.2% and 16.1% year-on-year, respectively [42] - The Producer Price Index (PPI) decreased by 2.9% year-on-year, with the decline in production material prices narrowing to 3.2% [42][2] Monetary Policy - As of September 9, 2025, the central bank net withdrew 948.8 billion yuan through open market operations, with a reverse repurchase rate of 1.4% [5][6] Interest Rates - The overnight interbank rate rose by 12 basis points to 1.48%, while the seven-day repo rate increased by 3 basis points to 1.49% [9][10] - The yields on 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year government bonds increased by 3.46, 1.35, and 4.74 basis points, respectively [14] Industrial Sector - As of September 9, 2025, steel billet prices increased by 1.69% week-on-week, while cement prices decreased by 1.01% [23][24] - The operating rate of short-process steel mills remained stable at 69.79%, while long-process steel mills saw a decline to 50.00% [23] Shipping Sector - The China Coastal Bulk Freight Index fell by 59.07 points to 994.29 points, while the Baltic Dry Index rose by 93 points to 2079 points [31] Real Estate Market - In the week ending September 9, 2025, new and second-hand home transaction areas in first-tier cities decreased by 24.64% and 4.17%, respectively [35][36] Global Economic Indicators - The US dollar index decreased by 0.54 points to 97.77, while the RMB appreciated by 228 basis points to 7.1248 against the dollar [44][45]