In the first quarter, the profits of chemical raw materials and products manufac
According to the financial data of industrial enterprises released by the National Bureau of Statistics on April 27, the profits of Industrial Enterprises above the national scale increased by 11.6% year on year from January to March 2018, and the double-digit growth rate continued. Among them, the profits of chemical raw materials and chemicals manufacturing industry increased by 14.7%.
In January-March, the total profits of state-owned holding enterprises amounted to 476.29 billion yuan, an increase of 23.1% over the same period last year; the total profits of collective enterprises amounted to 5.73 billion yuan, an increase of 10%; the total profits of joint-stock enterprises amounted to 108.893 billion yuan, an increase of 16.2%; the total profits of foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises amounted to 373.8 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.9%; the total profits of private enterprises amounted to 4316.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.9%. 180 million yuan, an increase of 8.8%.
From January to March, the total profits of mining industry reached 137.54 billion yuan, an increase of 36.1% compared with the same period last year; the total profits of manufacturing industry reached 130.72 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2%; the total profits of power, heat, gas and water production and supply industry reached 112.06 billion yuan, an increase of 30.4%.
In January-March, the total profits of 25 industries increased year on year, 1 industry was flat and 15 industries decreased in 41 industries. Profits of major industries are as follows: total profits of coal mining and washing industry increased by 18.1%, oil and gas mining industry by 1.2 times, agricultural and sideline food processing industry by 1%, oil, coal and other fuel processing industry by 14.8%, chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry by 14.7%, non-metallic mineral products industry by 42.7%, ferrous metal smelting and rolling industry by 64.7%. The general equipment manufacturing industry grew by 4.6%, the special equipment manufacturing industry by 19%, the power, thermal production and supply industry by 32.9%, the textile industry by 2.6%, the non-ferrous metal smelting and calendering industry by 17.9%, the automobile industry by 4.7%, the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry by 0.7%, and the computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry by 11%.
In January-March, Industrial Enterprises above the scale realized 2.52 trillion yuan in main business income, an increase of 9.6% over the same period of last year; the cost of main business occurred 2.12 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.4%; the profit rate of main business income was 6.18%, an increase of 0.11 percentage points over the same period of last year. At the end of March, the assets of Industrial Enterprises above scale totaled 106.7 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.1% over the same period of last year; the total liabilities of Industrial Enterprises above scale totaled 6.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; the total owner's equity totaled 46.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9%; the ratio of assets and liabilities was 56.4%, a decrease of 0.8 percentage points over the same period of last year. At the end of March, accounts receivable of Industrial Enterprises above the scale was 12.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.4% over the same period last year, and inventory of finished products was 402.41 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%.
In January-March, the cost of the main business income of Industrial Enterprises above the scale of 100 yuan was 84.33 yuan, a decrease of 0.18 yuan, the cost of the main business income of 100 yuan was 8.28 yuan, an increase of 0.05 yuan, the main business income of assets of 100 yuan was 94.7 yuan, an increase of 2 yuan, and the per capita main business income was 1.233 million yuan, an increase of 127 thousand yuan. Turnover days were 16.8 days, a decrease of 0.1 days compared with the previous year; the average payback period of accounts receivable was 45.3 days, a decrease of 0.1 days compared with the previous year.
In March, the total profits of Industrial Enterprises above the scale reached 589.75 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1% over the same period last year.
2026-09-05
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