1.The production of building materials industry has kept stable. From January to July, the national cement output of above-scale enterprises was 1.22 billion tons with a year-on-year decrease of 3.5%; the flat glass output was 0.54 billion weight cases, dropped by 0.3% year-on-year.

  2.The average ex-factory prices of building materials and non-metallic mineral products have increased year-on-year. The average price index has risen 0.4% year-on-year in January to July, the increase has eased back 0.3 percentage points over that in the first six months. The ex-factory index of building materials and non-metallic mineral products was 111.96 in July, dropped by 0.8% MoM and 1.2% YoY.

  3.The decline in economic benefits of building materials industry has further narrowed. From January to July, the operating income of above-scale building materials enterprises was 2.6 trillion yuan, dropped by 3.4% year-on-year, the fall narrowed by 0.8 percentage points over that in the first six months; the total profit was 217 billion yuan, with a year-on-year decrease of 3.7%, the fall narrowed by 2.1 percentage points over that in the first six months.

  4.The decline in export value of building materials and non-metallic mineral commodities has narrowed, while the decline in import value has expanded. From January to June, the export value of building materials and non-metallic mineral commodities was 15.72 billion dollars, dropped by 10.1% year-on-year, the fall narrowed by 4 percentage points over that in the first five months. The import value was 8.79 billion dollars with a year-on-year decrease of 22.3%, the fall has widened by 1.6 percentage points over that in the first five months.