We estimate the population at 207.7mn in 2016, the fifth largest in the world. Population growth is average for the Americas region at 0.8% per annum. Brazil has a relatively young population; around 8.2% of the population was aged 65 years or more in 2016, equal to 17.0mn people, although this segment is growing at a rate of 3.4% per annum. There are 2.7mn births and 1.3mn deaths each year, with an infant mortality rate estimated at 13.1 per thousand live births in 2016. Life expectancy is 71.5 years for men and 78.9 years for women. The fertility rate has fallen to 1.7, below the population replacement level. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics now anticipates that Brazil will begin the phenomenon of population reduction by 2030, a whole decade earlier than previously forecast. Conversely, the elderly population will continue to grow with the number of people aged 65 and over set to more than treble by 2050.

This report on the meat processing equipment market focuses on different types of equipment utilized in the meat processing industry and their applications. The report covers a detailed analysis of the Asia-Pacific market with valuable insights on trends, especially of the emerging markets supported by quantitative data. The report also analyzes various standards specified by regulatory authorities for equipment design and the key factors that are projected to drive the market growth throughout the forecast period.

针对部分机构投资者提出的关于铁路货运方面的问题，我们做了深入细致的研究——为何过去几年铁路货运量提升有限且利用率整体并不饱和，铁总为何要大力增加对于货车的采购？我们研究发现，以“蓝天保卫战”为整体蓝图，大力推进煤炭货运“公转铁”已经势在必行。

中铁投近期启动2018 年第四次动车招标，其中包括350 公里复兴号8 编组短编110 列、高寒8 编组30 列等合计182 标列。同时挂网第五次机车招标，包括7200KW 货运电力机车78 台、9600KW 货运电力机车65 台，合计143 台。

对2018Q3 公募基金重仓持股进行统计，军工行业持股比例为3.06%，环比提高0.51 个百分点；主动基金持股比例为1.71%，环比提高0.39 个百分点；依然处于四年来低位；军工行业公募基金超配0.89%。

据华芯投资管理有限责任公司消息，截至2018年9月12日，大基金有效承诺额超过1200亿元，实际出资额达到100亿元，投资进度与效果均好于预期，预计2018年年底将基本完成首期规模的有效承诺，投资进度总体提前9个月。