The data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on June 16th showed that in May, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 5.8% year-on-year, an increase of 0.61% compared to the previous month. The relevant person in charge of the National Bureau of Statistics stated that in May, most industries and products achieved growth, with strong support from the equipment manufacturing industry, stable growth in the consumer goods manufacturing industry, continuous promotion of high-end, intelligent, and green manufacturing, and new achievements in high-quality industrial development.

35 industries saw year-on-year growth in added value

Regarding the industrial production data for May, Sun Xiao, a statistician from the Industrial Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, analyzed that the macroeconomic policy combination effect continued to show in May, and industrial production maintained a relatively fast growth trend.

Looking at the overall growth rate, in May, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in China increased by 5.8% year-on-year, maintaining a relatively fast growth rate; After excluding seasonal factors, the month on month growth was 0.61%.

Looking at the three major categories, the manufacturing industry grew by 6.2%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than all industries above designated size; The mining industry grew by 5.7%, while the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water increased by 2.2%.

Looking at industries and products, among the 41 major categories of industries, the added value of 35 industries increased year-on-year, with a growth rate of 85.4%; Among the 623 major industrial products in the statistics, 326 products achieved an increase in output, with a growth rate of 52.3%.

“ In May, the equipment manufacturing industry solidified its industrial foundation. ” Sun Xiao said that in May, the added value of equipment manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 9.0% year-on-year, with a growth rate 3.2 percentage points higher than that of all industries above designated size, and contributed 54.3% to the production growth of all industries above designated size; The proportion of industries above designated size is 36.7%, which has remained above 30% for 27 consecutive months, and the industrial structure continues to optimize.

Sun Xiao stated that from an industry perspective, all eight equipment manufacturing industries have maintained growth. Among them, the automobile industry has both strong production and sales, with a monthly increase of 11.6% in added value, which is 2.4 percentage points faster than April; The railway, shipbuilding, aerospace, electrical machinery, electronics and other industries maintained double-digit growth, with growth rates of 14.6%, 11.0%, and 10.2%, respectively.

High end, intelligent, green features are obvious

In May, the high-end, intelligent, and green development of the manufacturing industry continued to advance.

Sun Xiao stated that in May, the high-end manufacturing industry led the high-quality development, and the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 8.6% year-on-year, driving the growth of all industries above designated size by 1.4 percentage points. Among them, aircraft manufacturing, industrial control computer and system manufacturing, and electronic component and electronic special material manufacturing increased by 18.7%, 15.5%, and 14.5% respectively; The production of generator sets, fully loaded container ships, ground communication navigation and directional equipment and other products increased by 43.1%, 40.9%, and 25.0% respectively.

“ The integration and penetration of the digital economy continue to increase, enhancing its driving role in industrial production. ” Fu Linghui, Director of the Comprehensive Statistics Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that the added value of digital product manufacturing increased by 9.1% in May, significantly higher than the growth rate of all industries above designated size. The integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation is accelerating, and the demand for intelligent products is significantly expanding, driving rapid production growth. In May, the added value of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing and intelligent vehicle mounted equipment manufacturing increased by 85.9% and 29.5% respectively. The production of robot reducers and industrial robots has doubled and 35.5% respectively.

Fu Linghui analyzed that with the green transformation of the economy and society, the demand for new energy products, green materials, and other products continues to expand. In addition, with the improvement of enterprise innovation capabilities, the supply of green products continues to expand. In May, the production of new energy vehicles and lithium-ion power batteries for automobiles increased by 31.7% and 52.5% respectively, and the supply of green new materials increased. In May, the production of high-performance chemical fibers, bio based chemical fibers, carbon fibers and their composite materials products increased by 92.2%, 21.5% and 17.9% respectively.

Consolidate the foundation for the recovery and improvement of the industrial economy

Since the beginning of this year; Two new” The policy effect continues to manifest, bringing positive impacts to industrial production. Sun Xiao stated that in various regions; Two new” The policy strengthens and expands the scope, continuously unleashes consumption potential, and drives rapid growth in related industries and products.

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in May, driven by factors such as equipment renewal policies, the added value of industries such as motor manufacturing, shipbuilding and related equipment manufacturing, and boiler and original equipment manufacturing increased by 23.3%, 12.8%, and 11.8% year-on-year, respectively; The output of products such as metal rolling equipment, gas separation and liquefaction equipment, packaging specialized equipment, and casting machinery increased by 34.3%, 33.6%, 29.0%, and 26.7%, respectively.

Sun Xiao introduced that in terms of trade in, driven by policies such as subsidies for scrapping and replacing cars, car production increased by 11.3%, and related charging pile production increased by 26.0%; Thanks to the support of consumer goods trade in and purchase subsidy policies, products such as tablets, electric bicycles, and 5G smartphones have achieved rapid growth, with growth rates of 30.9%, 20.5%, and 13.4%, respectively.

The expected profitability of the enterprise has also improved. Fu Linghui said, 1— In April, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 1.4% year-on-year, among which the profits of manufacturing enterprises increased by 8.6% year-on-year. The macro policy effect is evident, promoting the improvement of enterprise production and operation expectations. In May, the Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing industry increased by 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous month. The production index and the expected index of production and business activities were 50.7% and 52.5%, respectively, up 0.9 and 0.4 percentage points from the previous month.

Sun Xiao stated that overall, industrial production maintained a stable growth trend in May. However, it should also be noted that the external environment is complex and changing, and domestic effective demand is still weak, putting pressure on the profitability of industrial enterprises. In the next stage, we need to continue to cultivate and strengthen new quality productive forces, and continuously consolidate the foundation for the sustained recovery and improvement of the industrial economy. (Reporter Qiu Haifeng)

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