1. According to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, it is expected that the total sales of automobiles will reach 32.9 million units in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%; Among them, it is expected that the sales of new energy vehicles will reach 16 million units, a year-on-year increase of 24.4%.
2. According to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, the Spring Festival travel rush will last from January 14th to February 22nd, totaling 40 days. This year's Spring Festival travel volume is expected to reach a new high, with an estimated 116 million people entering and leaving Beijing, and an average of 2.9 million people per day.
3. The General Administration of Customs stated that in 2024, the total import and export value of goods trade in China will reach a historical high of 43.85 trillion yuan, and the total volume, increment, and quality of China's foreign trade will all achieve growth. The export scale has exceeded 25 trillion yuan for the first time, with a year-on-year growth of 7.1%, maintaining growth for 8 consecutive years and demonstrating strong competitiveness. Imports amounted to 18.39 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.3%.
4. According to data released by the China Index Academy, residents' willingness to purchase property is steadily increasing. At the end of December, about 18% of residents had a stronger willingness to purchase homes than the previous month, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to the previous month, and a fluctuation of 3.1 percentage points from the low level in July. The continuous game between buyers and sellers in the market has led to a fluctuating and improving trend in residents' willingness to purchase homes, which may gradually enter a phase of bottoming out and stabilizing in the short term.
5. According to Xinhua News Agency, it was learned from the Two Sessions of Heilongjiang Province that the ice and snow economy in Heilongjiang Province will have a strong development momentum in 2024, with an increase of 29.1% in the number of tourists received and 67.1% in total tourist spending.
6. The General Administration of Customs stated that in 2024, new products and new business models will continue to emerge in China, and the volume of foreign trade, including "new" products, will continue to rise. More high-tech new products will accelerate their overseas expansion, and exports of electric vehicles, 3D printers, and industrial robots will achieve growth of 13.1%, 32.8%, and 45.2% respectively.
7. CCTV News reported that the State Administration for Market Regulation has recently taken the lead in approving the establishment of a new national measurement standard for microwave brightness temperature internationally. This measurement standard is conducive to solving the problem of long-term inability to directly trace and calibrate microwave brightness temperature parameters in fields such as radio astronomy and planetary exploration.
8. According to China Securities Journal Network, institutions predict that the global brain computer interface medical application market is expected to reach $40 billion by 2030 and $145 billion by 2040. In this context, listed companies are intensifying their layout in the field of brain computer interfaces, increasing research and development investment, improving the level of brain computer interface technology, and promoting the accelerated development of the industry.
9. According to data released by Counterpoint, the global smartphone market saw a 4% year-on-year increase in sales last year. After two consecutive years of decline, it has experienced a recovery, ending the decade low set in 2023. Among them, Samsung and Apple rank among the top two in terms of sales; Xiaomi ranks the third and has the fastest growth among the top five.
10. TrendForce stated that in 2024, after a long-term decline, the prices of power and energy storage batteries in China will converge in the fourth quarter. With the expected improvement in global demand for electric vehicles and energy storage markets by 2025, there is a strong demand for suppliers to increase prices and reduce losses, which is expected to support the prices of battery raw materials such as lithium iron phosphate, lithium battery copper foil, and electrolytes in the first quarter of 2025, thereby stabilizing the average price of battery cells.
