Communiqué on the Fifth National Economic Census (No. 3)

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Communiqué on the Fifth 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 Fifth National Economic Census

December 26, 2024

Based on the results of the fifth national economic census, the major data of the secondary industry (including industry and construction) are released as the following:

I. Industry

1. Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed

By the end of 2023, there were 4.236 million industrial corporate enterprises[1] nationwide, up by 22.7 percent compared with that at the end of 2018; persons employed reached 114.289 million, down by 0.8 percent compared with that at the end of 2018.

Among the industrial corporate enterprises, 4.118 million were domestic funded enterprises, taking up 97.2 percent; 43 thousand were funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, taking up 1.0 percent; and 40 thousand were foreign funded enterprises, taking up 0.9 percent.

Among persons employed by industrial corporate enterprises, 99.592 million were employed by domestic funded enterprises, taking up 87.1 percent; 7.265 million were employed by enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, taking up 6.4 percent; and 7.264 million were employed by foreign funded enterprises, taking up 6.4 percent (Table 3-1).

Table 3-1Number of Industrial Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed

by Statistical Category of Registration

Corporate Enterprises

(10,000)

Persons Employed

(10,000)

Total

423.6

11428.9

Domestic Funded Enterprises

411.8

9959.2

Enterprises Funded by Investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan

4.3

726.5

Foreign Funded Enterprises

4.0

726.4

Other Statistical Categories

3.5

16.7

Among industrial corporate enterprises, there were 52 thousand mining enterprises, 4.048 million manufacturing enterprises and 136 thousand enterprises of production and supply of electricity, heat power, gas and water, taking up 1.2 percent, 95.6 percent and 3.2 percent respectively. Within the entire industry, the top three divisions in terms of number of corporate enterprises were the manufacture of metal products, the manufacture of general purpose machinery and the manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, taking up 10.7 percent, 10.1 percent and 7.2 percent respectively.

In terms of persons employed by industrial corporate enterprises, 4.698 million persons were in mining industry, 104.814 million were in manufacturing, and 4.776 million were in production and supply of electricity, heat power, gas and water, taking up 4.1%, 91.7% and 4.2% respectively. 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 general purpose machinery, taking up 9.2 percent, 7.1 percent and 7.0 percent respectively (Table 3-2).

Table 3-2Number of Industrial Corporate Enterprises and Persons

Employed by Division

Corporate Enterprises

(10,000)

Persons Employed

(10,000)

Total

423.6

11428.9

Mining and Washing of Coal

1.0

277.2

Extraction of Petroleum and Natural Gas

0.04

51.2

Mining and Processing of Ferrous Metal Ores

0.7

31.3

Mining and Processing of Non-ferrous Ores

0.5

29.4

Mining and Processing of Nonmetal Ores

2.5

49.3

Specialized and Supporting Mining Activities

0.4

29.9

Mining of Other Ores

0.1

1.4

Processing of Food from Agricultural Products

16.7

406.2

Manufacture of Foods

8.3

253.8

Manufacture of Alcohol, Beverage and Refined Tea

7.8

159.4

Manufacture of Tobacco

0.03

18.1

Manufacture of Textile

14.9

384.5

Manufacture of Textile Wearing Apparel and Accessories

19.5

449.2

Manufacture of Leather, Fur, Feather and Related Products and Footwear

8.8

250.6

Processing of Timber, Manufacture of Wood, Bamboo, Rattan, Palm and Straw Products

13.3

220.5

Manufacture of Furniture

10.9

198.6

Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products

9.1

168.2

Printing and Reproduction of Record Media

9.1

154.6

Manufacture of Articles for Culture, Education, Arts, Crafts, Sports and Entertainment

15.1

287.1

Processing of Petroleum, Coal and Other Fuels

1.5

87.0

Manufacture of Raw Chemical Materials and Chemical Products

11.9

440.7

Manufacture of Medicines

3.5

236.6

Manufacture of Chemical Fibers

0.8

49.6

Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products

24.0

493.1

Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products

30.7

712.1

Smelting and Pressing of Ferrous Metals

2.4

201.2

Smelting and Pressing of Non-ferrous Metals

3.3

179.5

Manufacture of Metal Products

45.5

765.1

Manufacture of General Purpose Machinery

42.9

796.2

Manufacture of Special Purpose Machinery

30.4

615.4

Manufacture of Automobile

9.4

557.6

Manufacture of Railway, Ships, Aerospace and Other Transportation Equipment

3.6

189.8

Manufacture of Electrical Machinery and Equipment

25.6

813.6

Manufacture of Computer, Communication Equipment and Other Electronic Equipment

17.4

1047.9

Manufacture of Measuring Instrument and Machinery

6.1

153.9

Other Manufacturing

3.0

61.7

Comprehensive Utilization of Waste

2.3

42.3

Repairing of Metallic Products, Machinery and Equipment

6.8

87.3

Production and Supply of Electricity and Heat Power

9.5

337.3

Production and Supply of Gas

1.0

45.5

Production and Supply of Water

3.0

94.9

2. Main Economic Indicators

At the end of 2023, the total assets of industrial corporate enterprises reached 201.01515 trillion yuan, an increase of 44.3 percent compared with that at the end of 2018. The total liabilities were 114.28483 trillion yuan, an increase of 45.9 percent compared with that at the end of 2018.

At the end of 2023, the business revenue of industrial corporate enterprises reached 152.38173 trillion yuan, an increase of 28.6 percent compared with that of 2018 (Table 3-3).

Table 3-3Main Economic Indicators of Industrial Corporate

Enterprises by Division

Total Assets

100 million yuan

Total Liabilities

100 million yuan

Business Revenue

100 million yuan

Total

2010151.5

1142848.3

1523817.3

Mining and Washing of Coal

84506.7

52220.1

37010.9

Extraction of Petroleum and Natural Gas

26360.2

13732.2

11874.2

Mining and Processing of Ferrous Metal Ores

14562.1

8313.8

5165.9

Mining and Processing of Non-ferrous Ores

9373.2

5643.6

3742.1

Mining and Processing of Nonmetal Ores

15603.0

8405.0

4883.3

Specialized and Supporting Mining Activities

4788.2

2729.5

3282.0

Mining of Other Ores

249.1

165.9

75.8

Processing of Food from Agricultural Products

44823.6

26160.6

61140.6

Manufacture of Foods

25823.5

13256.4

24092.5

Manufacture of Alcohol, Beverage and Refined Tea

27328.8

12335.1

17450.9

Manufacture of Tobacco

11071.4

2269.0

13529.8

Manufacture of Textile

30474.7

17527.9

29371.9

Manufacture of Textile Wearing Apparel and Accessories

17036.6

8668.6

19173.8

Manufacture of Leather, Fur, Feather and Related Products and Footwear

9040.8

4740.1

11707.0

Processing of Timber, Manufacture of Wood, Bamboo, Rattan, Palm and Straw Products

11580.9

6044.2

15028.5

Manufacture of Furniture

11046.4

6224.3

10377.8

Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products

20815.4

12129.9

17209.8

Printing and Reproduction of Record Media

10643.7

5164.2

9303.7

Manufacture of Articles for Culture, Education, Arts, Crafts, Sports and Entertainment

14072.7

7591.1

17281.4

Processing of Petroleum, Coal and Other Fuels

45340.5

30105.2

63456.6

Manufacture of Raw Chemical Materials and Chemical Products

120126.7

65067.2

92034.5

Manufacture of Medicines

54235.0

22123.2

26112.4

Manufacture of Chemical Fibers

12946.1

8036.2

11438.3

Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products

42289.7

21511.0

37564.9

Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products

102865.6

57814.6

69712.1

Smelting and Pressing of Ferrous Metals

76557.7

48615.7

86839.6

Smelting and Pressing of Non-ferrous Metals

55537.2

32653.3

78220.3

Manufacture of Metal Products

61776.0

35548.5

62365.1

Manufacture of General Purpose Machinery

84096.8

45782.8

64456.8

Manufacture of Special Purpose Machinery

78483.3

42162.9

48530.1

Manufacture of Automobile

115454.9

72311.7

105583.2

Manufacture of Railway, Ships, Aerospace and Other Transportation Equipment

40131.0

24399.0

22976.3

Manufacture of Electrical Machinery and Equipment

139979.8

83735.0

120720.9

Manufacture of Computer, Communication Equipment and Other Electronic Equipment

205083.5

111917.4

158580.9

Manufacture of Measuring Instrument and Machinery

19349.6

9108.2

12739.7

Other Manufacturing

5771.7

3586.1

4044.1

Comprehensive Utilization of Waste

8365.1

5134.0

13439.7

Repairing of Metallic Products, Machinery and Equipment

7429.9

3723.7

4208.3

Production and Supply of Electricity and Heat Power

275505.9

165836.5

101493.9

Production and Supply of Gas

22219.8

13246.4

21311.6

Production and Supply of Water

47404.8

27108.2

6285.9

3. Output of Major Industrial Products

Output of major products of industrial enterprises above the designated size in 2023 are listed in Table 3-4.

Table 3-4Output of Major Products of Industrial Enterprises

Above the Designated Size

Product

Unit

Output

Yarn

10,000 tons

2388.2

Cloth

100 million meters

318.9

Chemical Fiber

10,000 tons

7566.5

Refined Sugar

10,000 tons

1291.5

Cigarette

100 million

24406.3

Color TV set

10,000

19807.8

Of which: LCD TV Set

10,000

18474.1

Home Refrigerator

10,000

9942.2

Air Conditioner

10,000

25088.7

Crude Steel

10,000 tons

102886.0

Rolled Steel

10,000 tons

138378.7

10 Kinds of Non-ferrous Metals

10,000 tons

7499.1

Of which: Refined Copper (Electrolytic Copper)

10,000 tons

1325.6

Primary Aluminum (Electrolytic Aluminum)

10,000 tons

4198.0

Cement

100 million tons

20.2

Sulfuric Acid (100% Equivalent)

10,000 tons

9770.9

Caustic Soda (100% Equivalent)

10,000 tons

4169.1

Ethylene

10,000 tons

3413.6

Chemical Fertilizer (100% Equivalent)

10,000 tons

5683.8

Power Generation Equipment

10,000 kilowatts

26815.8

Motor Vehicle

10,000

3009.9

Of which:New Energy Vehicle

10,000

945.8

Integrated Circuit

100 million pieces

3946.8

Mobile Telephone

10,000

155652.3

Micro Computer Equipment

10,000

32855.1

Industrial Robot

10,000 sets

62.5

Service Robot

10,000 sets

825.5

Ultra-clear Glass for Solar Industry

10,000 square meters

210493.0

Charging Pile

10,000

573.9

4. Output of Major Energy Products

Output of major energy products in 2023 are listed in Table 3-5.

Table 3-5Output of Major Energy Products

Product

Unit

Output

Coal

100 million tons

47.2

Crude Petroleum Oil

10,000 tons

20902.6

Natural Gas

100 million cubic meters

2324.3

Electricity

100 million kilowatt-hours

94564.4

  Of which: Thermal Power

100 million kilowatt-hours

62657.4

           Hydro Power

100 million kilowatt-hours

12858.5

           Nuclear Power

100 million kilowatt-hours

4347.2

           Wind Power

100 million kilowatt-hours

8858.7

           Solar Power

100 million kilowatt-hours

5841.5

II. Construction

1. Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed

At the end of 2023, there were 2.722 million construction corporate enterprises, up by 123.5 percent compared with that at the end of 2018; with 51.159 million persons employed, down by 11.9 percent compared with that at the end of 2018.

Among the construction corporate enterprises, 2.719 million were domestic funded enterprises, taking up 99.9 percent; about 2 thousand were funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, taking up 0.1 percent; and 1 thousand were foreign funded enterprises, taking up 0.03 percent.

In terms of persons employed by construction corporate enterprises, 51.026 million persons were employed by domestic funded enterprises, accounting for 99.7 percent; 79 thousand were employed by enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, taking up 0.2 percent; and 51 thousand were employed by foreign funded enterprises, taking up 0.1 percent (Table 3-6).

Table 3-6Number of Construction Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed

by Statistical Category of Registration

Corporate

Enterprises

(10,000)

Persons

Employed

(10,000)

Total

272.2

5115.9

Domestic Funded Enterprises

271.9

5102.6

Enterprises Funded by Investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan

0.2

7.9

Foreign Funded Enterprises

0.1

5.1

Other Statistical Categories

0.04

0.3

Among construction corporate enterprises, 29.3 percent were house building enterprises, 20.4 percent were civil engineering enterprises, 10.4 percent were installation enterprises and 39.9 percent were enterprises for decoration, renovation and others.

In terms of persons employed by construction corporate enterprises, house building enterprises took up 50.6 percent, civil engineering enterprises 22.0 percent, installation enterprises 7.5 percent, and enterprises for decoration, renovation and others 19.9 percent (Table 3-7).

Table 3-7Number of Construction Corporate Enterprises and Persons

Employed by Division

Corporate

Enterprises

(10,000)

Persons

Employed

(10,000)

Total

272.2

5115.9

House Building

79.7

2586.9

Civil Engineering

55.4

1126.2

Installation

28.4

384.0

Decoration, Renovation and Others

108.7

1018.8

2. Main Economic Indicators

At the end of 2023, the total assets of construction corporate enterprises reached 52,299.44 billion yuan, an increase of 52.8 percent compared with that at the end of 2018. The total liabilities were 36,672.65 billion yuan, an increase of 64.4 percent compared with that at the end of 2018.

In 2023, the business revenue of construction corporate enterprises reached 37,093.18 billion yuan, an increase of 44.7 percent compared with that of 2018 (Table 3-8).

Table 3-8Main Economic Indicators of Construction Corporate

Enterprises by Division

 

Total Assets

100 million yuan

Total Liabilities

100 million yuan

Business Revenue

100 million yuan

Total

522994.4

366726.5

370931.8

House Building

228852.3

162961.6

186206.8

Civil Engineering

215366.5

151384.8

114031.3

Installation

27772.8

18419.4

25574.8

Decoration, Renovation and Others

51002.8

33960.8

45119.0

Note:

[1] Corporate enterprises in this 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.

Notes:

[1] Statistical category of registration is defined according to The Regulation on Statistical Classification of Market Entities [No. (2023) 14] issued by the National Bureau of Statistics and the State Administration for Market Regulation. It includes domestic funded enterprises, enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, foreign funded enterprises and other statistical categories such as specialized farmer cooperatives.

[2] Industrial enterprises above the designated size refer to industrial legal entities with annual revenue from principal activities over 20 million yuan.

[3] The errors of the total numbers and some results in the tables caused by the rounding-off of decimals are not mechanically adjusted. To ensure data accuracy, some data are rounded to two decimal places.

(In case of any difference between English translation and the original Chinese text, the Chinese edition shall prevail.)