TheRU2405monthcontractopenedthisweekat13,800points，withamaximumof13,950pointsandaminimumof13,635points.Itclosedat13,875points，上升105点，withatradingvolumeof1,025,916handsandanopeninterestof160,139hands.

TheNR2403-monthcontractopenedthisweekat11,110points，withamaximumof11,385pointsandaminimumof11,070points.Itclosedat11,355points，上升285点，withatradingvolumeof257,150handsandanopeninterestof52,701hands.

本周新闻：

1.Customs:China’simportsofprimary-shapedplasticsin2023willdecreaseby3.2%year-on-year

DatareleasedbytheGeneralAdministrationofCustomsofChinaonJanuary12showedthatChina’simportsofprimary-shapedplasticsinDecemberwere2.609milliontons；in2023，Chinaimportedatotalof29.604milliontonsofprimary-shapedplastics，从3057.5万吨增加到20223.2%。

2.Non-ANRPCmemberspushupnaturalrubbersupplyforecasts

据外电1月9日报道，theAssociationofNaturalRubberProducingCountries(ANRPC)raisedits2023naturalrubber(NR)productionforecastinitslatestmonthlyreport，mainlyduetostrongcontributionsfromnon-memberCôted‘Ivoire.

在11月的月度报告中，theassociationpredictedthatnaturalrubberproductionin2023isexpectedtoincreaseby3.5%year-on-yearto15.145milliontons，1.5%higherthanthepreviousforecast.

ANRPCsaidoutputgrowthwasmainlydueto“better-than-expected”outputinemergingnon-ANRPCmembers，尤其是西非的科特迪瓦。

同时，该协会注意到，包括中国和马来西亚在内的一些国家，hadloweredtheirproductionforecastsdueto“unfavorableweatherconditions，减少了收成、落叶病等因素。

TheKualaLumpur-basedindustrybodynotedthatunderthisrevisedoutlook，ANRPCmembers‘shareofglobalproductionhasfallento82.5%from84.1%.

2023年，根据一家RPC的月度报告，thecontributionofnon-ANRPCmembersisexpectedtoincreaseby13.8%year-on-yearto2.653milliontons.Côted‘Ivoireisexpectedtocontribute“morethanhalf”，。

3.China’sautomobileproductionandsalesexceeded30millionunitsforthefirsttime，设置创历史新高

DatareleasedbytheChinaAssociationofAutomobileManufacturerstoday(11th)showsthatin2023，China’sautomobileproductionandsaleswillbothexceed30millionunitsforthefirsttime，settingarecordhigh.Amongthem，4.91millionunitswillbeexported，anditisexpectedtobecometheworld’snumberoneautomobileexporter.

2023年，China‘sautomobileproductionandsaleswillreach30.161millionunitsand30.094millionunitsrespectively，ayear-on-yearincreaseof11.6%and12%respectively，出口491万辆，同比增长58%。2022年，Chinawillbecometheworld’ssecondlargestautomobileexporter.

4.RetailsalesofChina’spassengercarmarketwillincreaseby5.6%year-on-yearin2023

ThelatestdatareleasedbythePassengerCarAssociationshowsthatinDecember2023，thepassengercarmarketretailed2.353millionunits，同比增长8.5%，andamonth-on-monthincreaseof13.1%.Thecumulativeretailsalesforthewholeyearwere21.699millionunits，ayear-on-yearincreaseof5.6%.Thereasonwhytheretailsalesofthepassengercarmarketstrengthenedsignificantlymonth-on-monthinDecemberwasmainlyduetothejointpromotionofcarcompanies‘year-endsprintandlocalconsumption-promotingmeasures.

FromtheperspectiveofthePassengerCarAssociation，2023willbeamiracleyearforChineseautomobiles.Carsaleswillexceed30millionunits，andpassengercarwholesaleandexportswillhitnewhighs，makingeveryonere-recognizethepotentialandmarketdevelopmentspaceofChina‘sautomobileindustry.“Withthecontinuedcontributionofelectrificationtransformationandexportgrowth，webelievethatitwillbeatrendforChina’sautomobileproductionandsalestoexceed40millionunitsinthefuture.”