Macroeconomic Overview - In July, China's CPI was 0.0% year-on-year, slightly better than the expected -0.1%, while the previous month's CPI was 0.1% [4] - Core CPI rose to 0.8% year-on-year, the highest since February 2024, compared to 0.7% in June [4] - July's PPI was -3.6% year-on-year, matching the lowest since July 2023, with a month-on-month decrease of -0.2% [5] Industry Insights - The construction machinery sector showed strong performance, with excavator sales reaching 17,138 units in July, a year-on-year increase of 25.2% [8] - Domestic excavator sales were 7,306 units, up 17.2%, while exports were 9,832 units, increasing by 31.9% [8] - The engineering machinery market is expected to benefit from significant national infrastructure projects, indicating a positive outlook for the sector [8] Semiconductor Sector - Texas Instruments (TI) announced a substantial price increase on over 60,000 products, with price hikes ranging from 10% to over 30% [8] - This price increase reflects a recovery in the industrial control market, suggesting an optimistic outlook for the domestic analog chip industry [9] Automotive Industry - In July, retail sales of passenger vehicles reached 1.826 million units, a year-on-year increase of 6.3% [11] - The retail sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) were 987,000 units, up 12.0% year-on-year, but down 11.2% month-on-month [11] - The export of NEVs in June was 256,000 units, a 92% increase, indicating a shift towards international markets for growth [11] Consumer Sector - Yanjing Beer reported a revenue of 8.56 billion yuan for the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 6.4% [13] - The net profit for the same period was 1.11 billion yuan, up 45.4%, indicating strong performance in the consumer market [13] - The company is focusing on strategic expansion and upgrading sales channels to enhance market presence [13]