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Macro Strategy - In Q1, China's export scale exceeded 6 trillion yuan, achieving a rapid growth of 6.9%, demonstrating strong resilience under pressure [2] - Private enterprises accounted for 5.85 trillion yuan in imports and exports, growing by 5.8%, and their share increased to 56.8% [2] - High-tech product exports from private enterprises reached a historical high of nearly 1 trillion yuan, maintaining their position as the largest import and export entity [2] - The customs authority noted four positive changes in foreign trade: increased activity among business entities, expanded cooperation space, optimized regional opening layout, and enhanced "new content" in foreign trade, with self-owned brand product exports growing by 10.2% [2] Industry Company - Steel Industry - The steel sector declined by 6.29% last week, underperforming the benchmark index (CSI 300) by 3.42 percentage points [9] - The steel industry's PE valuation stands at 15.6 times, at the 62.35% percentile over the past decade, while the PB valuation is at 0.95 times, at the 25.49% percentile [9] - Steel production showed a slight decrease, with iron water production and blast furnace operating rates remaining high; as of April 11, the operating rate increased by 0.15 percentage points week-on-week [10] - Demand for five major steel products decreased by 2.14% week-on-week, influenced by tariff policies and limited downstream industry operations [10] - Total steel inventory decreased by 1.71% week-on-week, although the decline rate has narrowed; inventory pressure is mainly on factory stocks, which increased by 2% [10] - Short-term outlook suggests that tariff issues may further suppress domestic steel demand, leading to weak steel prices; however, long-term prospects for high-end and green transformation in the industry are promising [10]