Group 1 - The core issue of service consumption recovery is that it is slower compared to goods consumption, with a significant gap in service consumption tendency compared to historical trends, indicating that income may not be the primary constraint on service recovery [2][8][107] - In 2024, the gap in per capita service consumption compared to historical trends is 2,093 yuan (13.9%), while the gap for goods consumption is only 458 yuan (2.9%) [2][8][107] - The increase in working hours has led to a reduction in leisure time, with daily paid labor time increasing by 2 hours, which negatively impacts service consumption that relies heavily on leisure time [2][19][107] Group 2 - The increase in working hours has resulted in consumer spending being more concentrated around holidays, but the legal holiday days are relatively few, with the minimum legal holiday days set at 18 days by 2025, significantly lower than Japan and South Korea [3][30][108] - The average weekly working hours for urban residents in China reached 48.7 hours in 2023, which is significantly higher than Japan (32.6 hours) and South Korea (36.6 hours) [3][30][108] Group 3 - Insufficient effective supply in the service sector is a short-term constraint on consumption recovery, particularly in the life service sector, where employment numbers have fallen below historical trends by 3.8% [4][49][109] - The slow recovery of supply in the service sector is particularly evident in education, health, and cultural entertainment, with employment in these areas declining compared to historical trends [4][60][109] Group 4 - The lack of entrepreneur confidence is a significant drag on supply, with high industry costs and increased debt pressure contributing to this issue [6][110][111] - Investment in the service sector, especially in life services, has not kept pace with profitability, indicating a cautious investment behavior driven by profitability rather than proactive investment [6][90][110] Group 5 - The service sector's investment logic has shifted from proactive to reactive, leading to a slowdown in investment growth, with fixed asset acquisition in the health sector dropping significantly compared to 2019 [7][90][110] - The average cash flow ratio for the cultural and entertainment sector has decreased, reflecting increased cash flow pressure and limiting the willingness to expand supply [7][96][110]

Group 1 - The core issue of service consumption recovery is that it is slower compared to goods consumption, with a significant gap in service consumption tendency compared to historical trends, indicating that income may not be the primary constraint on service recovery [2][8][107] - In 2024, the gap in per capita service consumption compared to historical trends is 2,093 yuan (13.9%), while the gap for goods consumption is only 458 yuan (2.9%) [2][8][107] - The increase in working hours has led to a reduction in leisure time, with daily paid working hours increasing by 2 hours, which negatively impacts service consumption that relies heavily on leisure time [2][19][107] Group 2 - The increase in average weekly working hours for urban residents in 2023 is 48.7 hours, significantly higher than Japan (32.6 hours) and South Korea (36.6 hours), leading to more consumption concentrated during holidays [3][30][108] - The legal minimum number of vacation days in China is 18 days (by 2025), which is considerably lower than Japan (29 days) and South Korea (30 days) [3][30][108] Group 3 - Insufficient effective supply in the service sector is a short-term constraint on consumption recovery, particularly in the life service sector [4][49][109] - The employment share in the service sector has decreased by 3.8% compared to historical trends, indicating an excess supply gap [4][49][109] - The slow recovery in service supply is particularly evident in education, health, and cultural entertainment sectors, with employment shares declining significantly [4][60][109] Group 4 - The lack of entrepreneur confidence is a significant drag on service supply, with high industry costs and increased debt pressure contributing to this issue [6][110][101] - Investment in the life service sector has not kept pace with profit recovery, indicating a cautious investment behavior among entrepreneurs [6][90][110] - The average cash flow ratio for the cultural and entertainment sector is 19.8%, reflecting increased cash flow pressure and limiting supply expansion willingness [6][96][110]

Core Viewpoint - The article highlights the stable operation of industrial production, marginal improvement in infrastructure construction, and the divergent trends in shipping prices, indicating a mixed economic recovery landscape. Group 1: Industrial Production - Industrial production remains stable, with the blast furnace operating rate showing resilience, down by 0.5 percentage points year-on-year to 2.6% [2][5] - In the chemical sector, except for a significant drop in soda ash production, other areas like PTA and polyester filament have improved, with year-on-year increases of 3.4 percentage points to 4.7% and 1.9 percentage points to 4.8%, respectively [2][17] - The operating rate of automotive semi-steel tires has also improved significantly, up by 15.5 percentage points to -2.4% year-on-year [2][17] Group 2: Construction Industry - The construction industry shows mixed performance, with national grinding operating rates and cement shipment rates significantly below last year's levels, up by 1.5 percentage points to -3.5% and down by 0.6 percentage points to -6.9%, respectively [2][28] - Asphalt operating rates have seen a notable increase, up by 4.8 percentage points to 6.8% year-on-year [2][40] Group 3: Downstream Demand - The transaction volume of commercial housing continues to decline, with the average daily transaction area of new homes down by 45.7% year-on-year to -12% [2][52] - Port cargo throughput and container throughput related to exports have also decreased, down by 15.3% to -6.2% and 7.1% to -0.3% year-on-year, respectively [2][63] - Shipping prices are showing divergent trends, with the price on the West America route continuing to rise, while prices on the Southeast Asia route have significantly dropped [2][93] Group 4: Price Trends - Agricultural product prices are mixed, with vegetable and egg prices declining by 2.2% and 0.6% respectively, while pork prices remain stable and fruit prices have increased by 0.7% [3][105] - The industrial product price index has risen by 2% week-on-week, with the energy and chemical price index up by 2.1% and the metal price index up by 1.8% [3][117]