Fujian reported 1H provincial GDP of 2.93 tln yuan, up 4.0% YoY at constant prices. Sector breakdown: primary industry value added 125.98 bln yuan, +3.6% YoY; secondary 1,247.61 bln yuan, +3.8%; tertiary 1,557.99 bln yuan, +4.1%.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) met in Ningbo, Zhejiang, to guide formation of national new‑type industrialization demonstration zones, instructing candidate cities to prioritize innovation-driven growth by strengthening enterprise-led R&D, building high-level industrial innovation platforms and speeding efficient transfer and commercialization of innovation to take the lead in industrial science-and-technology system breakthroughs; optimize industrial structure by accelerating renewal and upgrading of traditional industries, scaling emerging industries as new growth drivers and identifying future industry tracks; advance smart development by expanding new‑generation intelligent manufacturing, accelerating a green, low‑carbon transition and developing service-oriented manufacturing and producer services to pioneer integrated industrial digitalization, greening and convergence; and reinforce industrial capacity by boosting international competitiveness of advanced manufacturing clusters, accelerating high-quality development of tech and industrial parks, and cultivating larger high-quality enterprise groups to build higher-level industrial carriers.

據悉日本央行已接近穩住物價預期階段，而非推高通脹階段。