Group 1: Price Trends - In the first half of the year, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.1% compared to the same period last year, with food prices down 0.9% and energy prices down 3.2%, contributing to a 0.4 percentage point drop in CPI [1] - The National Bureau of Statistics indicated that the low price levels are characterized by structural and transitional features, influenced by both domestic and international macroeconomic changes [1] - For the second half of the year, prices are expected to recover moderately due to stable economic conditions, expanding total demand, and the effects of holiday seasons on service prices [2] Group 2: Real Estate Market - In the first half of the year, the sales area of new commercial housing decreased by 3.5%, a reduction that is 15.5 percentage points smaller than the same period last year, while sales revenue fell by 5.5%, narrowing by 19.5 percentage points [2] - The real estate market has seen improvements in transaction volume, leading to effective inventory reduction, with the unsold housing area decreasing by 4.79 million square meters from May to June [3] - The funding situation for real estate companies has improved, with the decline in funds received by developers narrowing by 16.4 percentage points compared to the same period last year [3]