Value-Added of the Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size Expanded in August

In August, value-added of the industrial enterprises above designated size (all state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises with an annual income over 5 million yuan) expanded 12.8 percent, year-on-year, while that dropped 4.7 percentage points over the same period of previous year.

In terms of main sectors, the growth rate of textile industry increased 8.9 percent, that of raw chemical materials and chemical products, non-metal mineral products industry, smelting and pressing of ferrous metals industry, general equipment manufacturing industry, transportation equipment manufacturing industry, electric machinery and equipment manufacturing industry, telecommunication, computer and other electric facilities manufacturing industry, and production and supply of electric power and heat power expanded 8.9, 13.9, 8.1, 15.0, 11.9, 17.9, 15.7 and 8.2 percent, respectively.

In terms of main products, the coal, crude oil and electricity reached 220, 16.03 million tons and 316.1 billion kilowatt-hours, up by 12.1, 1.6 and 5.1 percent respectively, year-on-year; that of pig iron and rolled steel achieved 40.05 and 547.80 million tons, dropped 1.5 and 0.2 percent respectively, that of crude steel stood at 42.57 million tons, with a rise of 1.3 percent; that of cement was 120 million tons, up by 1.5 percent; that of vehicles was 626 thousand sets, declined 3.3 percent, of which, automobiles was 345 thousand sets, down by 6.0 percent.

The sales ratio of industrial products was 97.75 percent, down 0.81 percentage points with the same period of last year. The export delivery value of industrial enterprises reached 724.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.3 percent.

From January to August, value-added of the industrial enterprises above designated size expanded 15.7 percent, year-on-year.