Rick Santelli is standing by at the CME in Chicago. And uh Rick, take it away. Let's see the numbers.Yes. And there are a lot of numbers, so we're going to go slow. And let's start with well, let's start with durable goods, shall we.On durable good orders, we're expecting a number that's going to be somewhere in the vicinity of up 8 to 8 and a half% on a preliminary, not coming across the screen. So, we're going to switch gears. We're going to look at the trade balance minus 96.6% billion.So the good news t ...

Overall Market Trends - The overall market price index for April 2025 shows a decline of 1.54, with an average transaction price of 156,100 yuan, reflecting a decrease of 651 yuan or 0.42% month-on-month [4] - The overall market discount index for April 2025 is 1.06, with an average discount of 29,500 yuan, indicating an increase of 1,179 yuan or 4.2% compared to the previous month [4] Sedan Market - The sedan market price index for April 2025 is 0.68, with an average transaction price of 132,800 yuan, showing a month-on-month decrease of 457 yuan or 0.34% [5] - The overall discount index for the sedan market is -0.68, with an average discount of 29,000 yuan [6] - In the A00 segment, prices increased by 3.03%, while other segments experienced price declines [5] SUV Market - The SUV market price index for April 2025 is -1.99, with an average transaction price of 168,700 yuan, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 1,531 yuan or a decrease of 0.9% [11] - The overall discount index for the SUV market is 1.17, with an average discount of 30,100 yuan, which is an increase of 671 yuan or 2.3% from the previous month [8] MPV Market - The MPV market price index for April 2025 is -3.62, with an average transaction price of 264,100 yuan, indicating a month-on-month decrease of 8,713 yuan or 3.19% [11] - The overall discount index for the MPV market is 2.69, with an average discount of 27,700 yuan, reflecting an increase of 855 yuan or 3.2% compared to the previous month [11] New Energy Market - The overall price index for the new energy market in April 2025 is -4.57, with an average transaction price of 155,500 yuan, showing a decrease of 784 yuan or 0.5% month-on-month [10] - The overall discount index for the new energy market is 1.44, with an average discount of 12,400 yuan, indicating an increase of 1,120 yuan or 10.9% from the previous month [12] New Energy Sedan Market - The new energy sedan market price index for April 2025 is -0.49, with an average transaction price of 119,700 yuan, reflecting a month-on-month decrease of 650 yuan or 0.5% [14] - The overall discount index for the new energy sedan market is 0.43, with an average discount of 9,700 yuan, indicating an increase of 965 yuan or 11% compared to the previous month [13] New Energy SUV Market - The new energy SUV market price index for April 2025 is -5.25, with an average transaction price of 182,400 yuan, showing a month-on-month decrease of 2,475 yuan or 1.3% [13] - The overall discount index for the new energy SUV market is 2.06, with an average discount of 14,600 yuan, reflecting an increase of 1,475 yuan or 11.2% from the previous month [13] New Energy MPV Market - The new energy MPV market price index for April 2025 is -8.34, with an average transaction price of 306,900 yuan, indicating a month-on-month decrease of 24,897 yuan or 7.5% [13] - The overall discount index for the new energy MPV market is 2.28, with an average discount of 21,400 yuan, reflecting a decrease of 1,245 yuan or 5.4% compared to the previous month [14]

Overall Market Price Index - The overall market price index for March 2025 shows a decrease of 1.08, with an average transaction price of 156,800 yuan, reflecting an increase of 7,566 yuan or 5.07% month-on-month [3][4] - The transaction prices across major segments have increased, with the SUV and sedan markets narrowing their market share [3][4] Sedan Market - The sedan market price index for March is -0.15, with an average transaction price of 133,300 yuan, which is an increase of 6,075 yuan or 4.78% from the previous month [3] - The B-class segment has seen an increase in sales proportion, while the A00 and A-class segments are experiencing a downward trend [3] SUV Market - The SUV market price index for March is -4.77, with an average transaction price of 172,300 yuan, reflecting an increase of 7,580 yuan or 4.66% month-on-month [3] - The A-class remains the dominant segment, but the B-class market share has significantly increased [3] MPV Market - The MPV market price index for March is -0.27, with an average transaction price of 273,300 yuan, which is an increase of 3,281 yuan or 1.22% from the previous month [4] - The sales share in the 100,000 to 300,000 yuan price range continues to rise [4] Overall Market Discount Index - The overall market discount index for March is 0.3, with an average discount of 28,300 yuan, which is an increase of 1,233 yuan or 4.6% month-on-month [4] - Discounts in the sedan and MPV segments have notably increased [4] New Energy Vehicle Market Price Index - The overall new energy vehicle market price index for March is -4.04, with an average transaction price of 156,400 yuan, reflecting an increase of 6,791 yuan or 4.5% month-on-month [5][7] - The SUV segment has shown a significant increase in sales share [7] New Energy Sedan Market - The new energy sedan market price index for March is -0.09, with an average transaction price of 120,400 yuan, which is an increase of 3,645 yuan or 3.1% from the previous month [7] - Sales shares across various segments remain stable, with price increases in all segments except for the B-class [7] New Energy SUV Market - The new energy SUV market price index for March is -3.91, with an average transaction price of 185,000 yuan, reflecting an increase of 5,181 yuan or 2.9% month-on-month [7] - The B-class market share has significantly increased [7] New Energy MPV Market - The new energy MPV market price index for March is -0.9, with an average transaction price of 331,800 yuan, which is an increase of 4,301 yuan or 1.3% from the previous month [7] - The sales shares for vehicles priced above and below 300,000 yuan remain relatively stable [7] Overall New Energy Market Discount Index - The overall new energy market discount index for March is 0.68, with an average discount of 11,200 yuan, which is a decrease of 180 yuan or 1.6% month-on-month [8] - The MPV market has seen a significant increase in discount levels [8]