Growth of chemical raw materials and product manufacturing
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on October 19, in September, the value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.9% year-on-year in real terms and 1.18% month-on-month. Among them, the added value of chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing was 7.5% year-on-year.
Divided into three categories, in September, the value-added of the mining industry increased by 2.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 0.6 percentage points faster than that in August; the manufacturing industry increased by 7.6%, 1.6 percentage points faster; and the electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries An increase of 4.5%, a drop of 1.3 percentage points.
In terms of industries, in September, 35 of 41 major industries maintained year-on-year growth in added value. The agricultural and sideline food processing industry increased by 2.7%, the textile industry increased by 5.6%, the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry increased by 7.5%, the non-metallic mineral products industry increased by 9.0%, the ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry increased by 9.0%, and the non-ferrous metal smelting and processing industry increased by 9.0%. The rolling processing industry increased by 3.5%, general equipment manufacturing increased by 12.5%, special equipment manufacturing increased by 8.0%, automobile manufacturing increased by 16.4%, railway, ship, aerospace and other transportation equipment manufacturing increased by 3.9%, electrical machinery and equipment The manufacturing industry increased by 15.9%, the computer, communications and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry increased by 8.0%, and the electricity and heat production and supply industries increased by 4.2%.
In terms of products, in September, 426 products out of 612 products increased year-on-year. Steel 118.06 million tons, an increase of 12.3%; cement 23341 million tons, an increase of 6.4%; ten non-ferrous metals, 5.32 million tons, an increase of 7.3%; ethylene 1.87 million tons, an increase of 12.6%; 2.461 million automobiles, an increase of 13.8%, of which , New energy vehicles were 136,000, an increase of 51.1%; power generation was 631.5 billion kWh, an increase of 5.3%; crude oil processing volume was 57.35 million tons, an increase of 1.3%.
In September, the product sales rate of industrial enterprises was 98.6%, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the same month of the previous year; the export delivery value of industrial enterprises was 1,137.6 billion yuan, a nominal decrease of 1.8% year-on-year. From January to September, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 1.2% year-on-year. Among them, the added value of chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing increased by 1.5% year-on-year.
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2026-06-26
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