1.The Central Finance Office stated that efforts will be made next year to enhance consumer power and increase willingness to consume. Various measures will be taken to promote stable income growth for residents, such as increasing direct financial investment in terminal consumption and improving social security levels. For example, promoting employment for key groups; Improve the mechanism for normal wage growth for workers.
2.According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in November, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4376.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.0%; The added value of industries above designated size increased by 5.4% year-on-year; From January to November, the national fixed assets investment (excluding farmers) was 46583.9 billion yuan, up 3.3% year on year; The average national urban survey unemployment rate is 5.1%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.1 percentage points.
3.According to 36Kr news, it is reported that the sales volume of houses in Singapore has jumped to the highest level in over a decade, confirming the recovery of the real estate market and triggering expectations for the government to further suppress the real estate market. The developer sold 2557 new private residential units in November, the highest monthly sales since March 2013.
4. According to Securities Daily, dividends from listed companies have always been a focus of investors' attention. As of December 14th, 3966 listed companies have issued cash dividend related announcements during the year, a year-on-year increase of 12.07%; The total amount of dividends involved was 2.35 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.90%.
5.The Ministry of Commerce and seven other departments have issued the Implementation Plan for the Retail Industry Innovation and Enhancement Project. We shall promote scenario based transformation, encourage integrated commerce, innovate fashionable commerce, advocate curatorial commerce, cultivate themed commerce, and improve community-based commerce. Moreover, we should promote quality supply, with consumers at the center and promote the deep integration of physical retail and digital economy.
6．According to statistics from the National Energy Bureau, China's energy self-sufficiency rate will remain above 80% in 2024. By the end of 2024, over 95% of highway service areas will have charging capacity. By 2025, the total installed capacity of wind, solar and photovoltaic power will increase by about 200 million kilowatts, and the consumption of renewable energy will exceed 1.1 billion tons of standard coal.
7. According to Canalys' report, theIndian personal computer and tablet market made a strong start in the third quarter, with a year-on-year growth of 12%. This is mainly due to a 49% surge in tablet shipments. It is expected that the shipment volume of personal computers and tablets in India will increase by 17% in 2024 and an additional 6% in 2025.
8.The Ministry of Finance stated that through about 5 years of efforts, the management accounting guidance system has been further improved, and the level of digitalization and intelligence in management accounting has significantly increased;After about 10 years of effort, management accounting has been comprehensively applied and promoted in large and medium-sized enterprises and administrative institutions with conditions.
9. CATL stated that it is willing to provide research and development funding support to suppliers to alleviate their supply chain pressure in the current brutal price war. We will actively assist suppliers in completing certification work, accelerate the application and production of new battery materials, and help suppliers increase market share.
10.According to 36Kr news, it is reported that Apple hopes to launch a foldable 18.8-inch iPad around 2028.The company's industrial design team has successfully created a prototype of this device, which has "almost invisible creases" and is essentially like "two iPad Pros placed side by side".
