Communiqué on the Fourth National Economic Census (No. 3)
Communiqué on the Fourth National Economic Census (No. 3)
---- Basic Information of the Secondary Industry
National Bureau of Statistics of China
Office of the Leading Group of the State Council for the
Fourth National Economic Census
November 20, 2019
Based on the results of the Fourth National Economic Census, the major data of Industry and Construction are released as the following:
1. Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed
At the end of 2018, there were 3.451 million industrial corporate enterprises nationwide, up by 43.2 percent compared with that at the end of 2013; 115.215 million persons employed, down by 17.9 percent compared with that at the end of 2013.
Among the industrial corporate enterprises, there were 3.364 million domestic funded enterprises, taking up 97.5 percent; 43 thousand enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, taking up 1.3 percent; and 44 thousand foreign funded enterprises, taking up 1.3 percent. Among domestic funded enterprises, the number of state-owned enterprises was 11 thousand, taking up 0.3 percent of all enterprises; collective-owned enterprises 26 thousand, taking up 0.7 percent; and private enterprises 2.912 million, taking up 84.4 percent.
Among the persons employed by industrial corporate enterprises, those of domestic funded enterprises took up 83.5 percent, enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 8.2 percent and foreign funded enterprises 8.4 percent. Among domestic funded enterprise, state-owned enterprises accounted for 1.6 percent, collective-owned enterprises 0.5 percent and private enterprises 51.9 percent. (Table 3-1)
Table 3-1 Number of Industrial Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed by Status of Registration
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| Corporate Enterprises (10,000) | Persons Employed (10,000) |
| Total | 345.1 | 11521.5 |
| Domestic Funded Enterprises | 336.4 | 9615.4 |
| State-owned Enterprises | 1.1 | 179.2 |
| Collective-owned Enterprises | 2.6 | 53.9 |
| Shareholding Cooperative Enterprises | 0.9 | 18.5 |
| Joint Ownership Enterprises | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Limited Liability Corporations | 34.2 | 2627.1 |
| Shareholding Corporations Limited | 3.9 | 738.4 |
| Private Enterprises | 291.2 | 5979.4 |
| Other Enterprises | 2.2 | 16.2 |
| Enterprises Funded by Investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan | 4.3 | 940.8 |
| Foreign Funded Enterprises | 4.4 | 965.3 |
Among industrial corporate enterprises, there were 70 thousand mining enterprises, 3.270 million manufacturing enterprises and 110 thousand enterprises of electricity, heat power, gas and water production and supply, taking up 2.0 percent, 94.8 percent and 3.2 percent respectively. Within the entire industry, the top three divisions were the manufacture of general purpose machinery; the manufacture of metal products; and the manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, taking up 9.7 percent, 9.5 percent and 7.6 percent respectively.
In terms of persons employed by industrial corporate enterprises, mining industry took up 5.2 percent; manufacturing 90.8 percent; and production and supply of electricity, heat power, gas and water 4.0 percent. Within the entire industry, the top three divisions were the manufacture of computer, communication equipment and other electronic equipment; the manufacture of electrical machinery and equipment; and the manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, taking up 8.8 percent, 6.4 percent and 6.3 percent respectively. (Table 3-2)
2. Main Economic Indicators
At the end of 2018, the total assets of industrial corporate enterprises reached 139.29230 trillion yuan, an increase of 32.4 percent compared with that at the end of 2013. The total liabilities were 78.33658 trillion yuan. The business revenue of the year reached 118.52699 trillion yuan. (Table 3-3)
Table 3-2 Number of Industrial Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed by Division
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| Corporate Enterprises (10,000) | Persons Employed (10,000) |
| Total | 345.1 | 11521.5 |
| Mining and Washing of Coal | 1.3 | 347.3 |
| Extraction of Petroleum and Natural Gas | 0.04 | 62.6 |
| Mining and Processing of Ferrous Metal Ores | 1.0 | 39.7 |
| Mining and Processing of Non-ferrous Ores | 0.7 | 40.9 |
| Mining and Processing of Nonmetal Ores | 3.4 | 64.8 |
| Specialized and Supporting Mining Activities | 0.4 | 38.9 |
| Mining of Other Ores | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Processing of Food from Agricultural Products | 13.7 | 426.8 |
| Manufacture of Foods | 7.1 | 251.8 |
| Manufacture of Alcohol, Beverage and Refined Tea | 6.0 | 175.6 |
| Manufacture of Tobacco | 0.03 | 16.5 |
| Manufacture of Textile | 14.4 | 471.7 |
| Manufacture of Textile Wearing Apparel and Accessories | 17.8 | 582.2 |
| Manufacture of Leather, Fur, Feather and Related Products and Footwear | 8.1 | 318.3 |
| Processing of Timber, Manufacture of Wood, Bamboo, Rattan, Palm and Straw Products | 10.6 | 212.7 |
| Manufacture of Furniture | 8.4 | 198.4 |
| Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products | 7.4 | 171.7 |
| Printing and Reproduction of Record Media | 8.1 | 159.5 |
| Manufacture of Articles for Culture, Education, Arts, Crafts, Sports and Entertainment | 12.1 | 315.0 |
| Processing of Petroleum, Coal and Other Fuels | 1.2 | 93.4 |
| Manufacture of Raw Chemical Materials and Chemical Products | 11.4 | 473.0 |
| Manufacture of Medicines | 2.6 | 232.0 |
| Manufacture of Chemical Fibers | 0.7 | 49.3 |
| Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products | 19.4 | 471.8 |
| Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products | 26.3 | 727.1 |
| Smelting and Pressing of Ferrous Metals | 2.2 | 247.8 |
| Smelting and Pressing of Non-ferrous Metals | 2.8 | 202.0 |
| Manufacture of Metal Products | 32.9 | 650.3 |
| Manufacture of General Purpose Machinery | 33.4 | 710.7 |
| Manufacture of Special Purpose Machinery | 23.0 | 533.9 |
| Manufacture of Automobile | 8.2 | 555.8 |
| Manufacture of Railway, Ships, Aerospace and Other Transportation Equipment | 3.2 | 189.5 |
| Manufacture of Electrical Machinery and Equipment | 19.2 | 734.4 |
| Manufacture of Computer, Communication Equipment and Other Electronic Equipment | 13.4 | 1015.2 |
| Manufacture of Measuring Instrument and Machinery | 4.5 | 129.2 |
| Other Manufacturing | 3.8 | 68.9 |
| Comprehensive Utilization of Waste | 1.4 | 26.5 |
| Repairing of Metallic Products, Machinery and Equipment | 3.9 | 48.6 |
| Production and Supply of Electricity and Heat Power | 7.7 | 339.9 |
| Production and Supply of Gas | 0.8 | 41.1 |
| Production and Supply of Water | 2.5 | 84.8 |
Table 3-3 Main Economic Indicators of Industrial Corporate Enterprises by Division
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| Total Assets （100 million yuan） | Total Liabilities （100 million yuan） | Business Revenue （100 million yuan） |
| Total | 1392923.0 | 783365.8 | 1185269.9 |
| Mining and Washing of Coal | 64421.4 | 42808.5 | 26831.1 |
| Extraction of Petroleum and Natural Gas | 20129.2 | 8512.4 | 8894.6 |
| Mining and Processing of Ferrous Metal Ores | 11249.0 | 7017.9 | 3641.6 |
| Mining and Processing of Non-ferrous Ores | 7787.9 | 4547.5 | 4028.5 |
| Mining and Processing of Nonmetal Ores | 6220.7 | 2857.6 | 4720.1 |
| Specialized and Supporting Mining Activities | 3804.7 | 2236.8 | 2523.5 |
| Mining of Other Ores | 253.4 | 109.6 | 74.4 |
| Processing of Food from Agricultural Products | 37498.4 | 19955.9 | 51359.3 |
| Manufacture of Foods | 19794.5 | 9231.0 | 20745.1 |
| Manufacture of Alcohol, Beverage and Refined Tea | 21084.6 | 8910.9 | 16464.7 |
| Manufacture of Tobacco | 10970.1 | 2682.8 | 10462.6 |
| Manufacture of Textile | 27143.0 | 15715.7 | 31506.5 |
| Manufacture of Textile Wearing Apparel and Accessories | 18382.4 | 9239.8 | 23576.0 |
| Manufacture of Leather, Fur, Feather and Related Products and Footwear | 9227.7 | 4528.1 | 15293.6 |
| Processing of Timber, Manufacture of Wood, Bamboo, Rattan, Palm and Straw Products | 8887.6 | 4208.6 | 12983.8 |
| Manufacture of Furniture | 8615.8 | 4310.7 | 9819.2 |
| Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products | 17592.7 | 10146.8 | 16593.5 |
| Printing and Reproduction of Record Media | 8672.2 | 4163.5 | 9168.2 |
| Manufacture of Articles for Culture, Education, Arts, Crafts, Sports and Entertainment | 12556.3 | 6525.0 | 16849.5 |
| Processing of Petroleum, Coal and Other Fuels | 35430.7 | 22936.5 | 48757.1 |
| Manufacture of Raw Chemical Materials and Chemical Products | 85949.9 | 47099.4 | 75063.1 |
| Manufacture of Medicines | 36581.2 | 15655.8 | 24811.1 |
| Manufacture of Chemical Fibers | 8632.6 | 5186.9 | 8978.3 |
| Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products | 30839.8 | 16079.7 | 32304.5 |
| Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products | 68131.9 | 35565.6 | 61050.4 |
| Smelting and Pressing of Ferrous Metals | 65374.5 | 40969.4 | 69245.7 |
| Smelting and Pressing of Non-ferrous metals | 46027.6 | 28870.0 | 56143.7 |
| Manufacture of Metal Products | 41517.7 | 22766.4 | 45540.8 |
| Manufacture of General Purpose Machinery | 58868.6 | 31286.2 | 50174.0 |
| Manufacture of Special Purpose Machinery | 52829.8 | 29258.2 | 38129.0 |
| Manufacture of Automobile | 87062.2 | 51501.2 | 87909.8 |
| Manufacture of Railway, Ships, Aerospace and Other Transportation Equipment | 27810.2 | 17000.5 | 16387.1 |
| Manufacture of Electrical Machinery and Equipment | 80716.4 | 45875.0 | 72081.9 |
| Manufacture of Computer, Communication Equipment and Other Electronic Equipment | 116519.2 | 66517.1 | 115028.6 |
| Manufacture of Measuring Instrument and Machinery | 11737.8 | 5501.4 | 9223.2 |
| Other Manufacturing | 3824.7 | 1952.5 | 3358.7 |
| Comprehensive Utilization of Waste | 3592.1 | 2041.2 | 4634.1 |
| Repairing of Metallic Products, Machinery and Equipment | 3282.4 | 1810.4 | 2129.0 |
| Production and Supply of Electricity and Heat Power | 175530.0 | 105801.7 | 66043.1 |
| Production and Supply of Gas | 13580.4 | 8155.2 | 8804.6 |
| Production and Supply of Water | 24791.3 | 13826.4 | 3935.9 |
3. Output of Major Products
Output of major industrial products. (Table 3-4)
Table 3-4 Output of Major Industrial Products
| Product | Unit | Output |
| Yarn | 10,000 tons | 3078.9 |
| Cloth | 100 million meters | 698.5 |
| Chemical fiber | 10,000 tons | 5418.0 |
| Refined sugar | 10,000 tons | 1198.8 |
| Cigarette | 100 million | 23375.6 |
| Color TV set | 10,000 | 19695.0 |
| Of which: LCD TV set | 10,000 | 18978.8 |
| Home refrigerator | 10,000 | 8108.8 |
| Air conditioner | 10,000 | 20955.7 |
| Crude steel | 10,000 tons | 92903.8 |
| Rolled steel | 10,000 tons | 113287.3 |
| 10 kinds of nonferrous metals | 10,000 tons | 5893.7 |
| Of which: Refined copper (Electrolytic copper) | 10,000 tons | 978.3 |
| Primary aluminum (Electrolytic aluminum) | 10,000 tons | 3683.1 |
| Cement | 100 million tons | 22.4 |
| Sulfuric acid (100% equivalent) | 10,000 tons | 9209.3 |
| Caustic soda (100% equivalent) | 10,000 tons | 3475.5 |
| Ethylene | 10,000 tons | 1861.8 |
| Chemical fertilizer (100% equivalent) | 10,000 tons | 5403.5 |
| Power generation equipment | 10,000 kilowatts | 10903.1 |
| Motor vehicle | 10,000 | 2782.7 |
| Large and medium tractor | 10,000 | 26.2 |
| Integrated circuit | 100 million pieces | 1852.6 |
| Program-controlled switchboard | 10,000 lines | 1036.6 |
| Mobile telephone | 10,000 | 180050.6 |
| Micro computer equipment | 10,000 | 31580.2 |
| Industrial robot | 10,000 sets | 18.3 |
II. Construction
1. Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed
At the end of 2018, there were 1.218 million construction corporate enterprises with 58.089 million persons employed, up by 250.5 percent and 9.2 percent respectively than that at the end of 2013.
Among the construction corporate enterprises, 1.216 million were domestic funded enterprises, taking up 99.8 percent. Of the total, state-owned enterprises accounted for 0.3 percent of domestic funded enterprises, collective-owned enterprises 0.4 percent and private enterprises 83.6 percent.
In terms of persons employed by construction corporate enterprises, domestic funded enterprises accounted for 99.6 percent. In which, state-owned enterprises took up 1.7 percent, collective-owned enterprises 2.0 percent and private enterprises 55.8 percent. (Table 3-5)
Table 3-5 Number of Construction Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed by Status of Registration
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| Corporate Enterprises (10,000) | Persons Employed (10,000) |
| Total | 121.8 | 5808.9 |
| Domestic Funded Enterprises | 121.6 | 5785.1 |
| State-owned Enterprises | 0.3 | 96.1 |
| Collective-owned Enterprises | 0.5 | 113.7 |
| Shareholding Cooperative Enterprises | 0.05 | 9.3 |
| Joint Ownership Enterprises | 0.01 | 1.3 |
| Limited Liability Corporations | 17.8 | 2059.0 |
| Shareholding Corporations Limited | 1.2 | 278.4 |
| Private Enterprises | 101.6 | 3226.6 |
| Other Domestic Funded Enterprises | 0.02 | 0.8 |
| Enterprises Funded by Investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan | 0.2 | 16.2 |
| Foreign Funded Enterprises | 0.08 | 7.6 |
Among construction corporate enterprises, 21.4 percent were house building enterprises, 20.6 percent were civil engineering enterprises, 15.0 percent were installation enterprises and 43.0 percent were enterprises for decoration, renovation and others.
In terms of persons employed by construction corporate enterprises, house building enterprises took up 61.8 percent, civil engineering enterprises 18.9 percent, installation enterprises 6.6 percent, and enterprises for decoration, renovation and others 12.7 percent. (Table 3-6)
Table 3-6 Number of Construction Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed by Sector
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| Corporate Enterprises (10,000) | Persons Employed (10,000) |
| Total | 121.8 | 5808.9 |
| House Building | 26.1 | 3591.2 |
| Civil Engineering | 25.1 | 1095.3 |
| Installation | 18.2 | 383.4 |
| Decoration, Renovation and Others | 52.4 | 739.0 |
2. Main Economic Indicators
At the end of 2018, the total assets of construction corporate enterprises reached 34,235.56 billion yuan, an increase of 104.2 percent compared with that at the end of 2013. The total liabilities were 22,307.38 billion yuan. The business revenue of the year reached 25,627.79 billion yuan. (Table 3-7)
Table 3-7 Main Economic Indicators of Construction Corporate Enterprises by Sector
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| Total Assets （100 million yuan） | Total Liabilities （100 million yuan） | Business Revenue （100 million yuan） |
| Total | 342355.6 | 223073.8 | 256277.9 |
| House Building | 144265.0 | 92030.9 | 137640.9 |
| Civil Engineering | 140336.8 | 93453.8 | 74793.7 |
| Installation | 21127.7 | 19410.2 | 18285.9 |
| Decoration, Renovation and Others | 36626.0 | 18179.0 | 25557.4 |
Notes:
[1] Corporate enterprises in the Communiqué include the legal entities registered as enterprises, as well as institutions, private non-enterprise legal entities and foundations that follow the Accounting System for Business Enterprises, specialized farmer cooperatives, rural collective economic organizations and legal entities that are categorized as other organizations excluding places for religious activities.
[2] No mechanical adjustment is made for the round-off errors in aggregate totals or part of the calculations in the tables.
(In case of any difference between English translation and the original Chinese text, the Chinese edition shall prevail.)