In March, the added value of the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry increased by 8.8% year-on-year
On April 16, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in March, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 7.7% year-on-year in real terms and by 0.44% month-on-month. Among them, the oil and gas extraction industry increased by 6.8% year-on-year, the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry by 8.8% year-on-year, and the rubber and plastic products industry by 7.6% year-on-year.
By major category, in March, the added value of the mining industry increased by 9.3% year-on-year, that of the manufacturing industry by 7.9%, and that of the power, heat, gas and water production and supply industry by 3.5%.
By economic type, in March, the added value of state-controlled enterprises increased by 5.3% year-on-year. The number of joint-stock enterprises increased by 8.3%, and that of foreign-funded and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises rose by 5.2%. Private enterprises grew by 8.2%.
By industry, in March, the added value of 39 out of 41 major industries maintained year-on-year growth. Among them, the coal mining and washing industry increased by 10.6%, the oil and gas extraction industry by 6.8%, the processing of agricultural and sideline food industry by 5.4%, the manufacturing of wine, beverages and refined tea by 7.3%, the textile industry by 5.7%, the manufacturing of chemical raw materials and chemical products by 8.8%, and the non-metallic mineral products industry by 0.9%. The growth rate of the ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry was 7.7%, that of the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry was 6.5%, that of the general equipment manufacturing industry was 9.3%, that of the special equipment manufacturing industry was 4.7%, that of the automotive manufacturing industry was 11.5%, and that of the railway, shipping, aerospace and other transportation equipment manufacturing industry was 19.0% The electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry grew by 13.0%, the computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry by 13.1%, and the power, heat production and supply industry by 3.3%.
By product, in March, among the 623 products of industrial enterprises above designated size, the output of 405 products increased year-on-year. Among them, steel production reached 134.42 million tons, increasing by 8.3% year-on-year. Cement production reached 157.88 million tons, an increase of 2.5%. Ten kinds of non-ferrous metals reached 6.92 million tons, increasing by 3.7%. Ethylene production reached 3.19 million tons, an increase of 6.1%. There were 3.045 million vehicles, an increase of 8.4%, among which 1.298 million were new energy vehicles, up 40.6%. Power generation reached 778 billion kilowatt-hours, increasing by 1.8%. Crude oil processing volume was 63.06 million tons, up 0.4%.
In March, the product sales rate of industrial enterprises above designated size was 93.0%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.1 percentage point. The export delivery value of industrial enterprises above designated size reached 1,349.3 billion yuan, increasing by 7.7% nominally year-on-year.
From January to March, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.5% year-on-year. Among them, the oil and gas extraction industry increased by 3% year-on-year, the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry by 9.2% year-on-year, and the rubber and plastic products industry by 8.4% year-on-year.