The added value of chemical raw materials and products manufacturing industry increased by 5.5% year-on-year in August
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the 15th, in August, the value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide increased by 5.3% year-on-year, an average increase of 5.4% in two years; an increase of 0.31% month-on-month. Among them, the added value of chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing increased by 5.5% year-on-year.
Divided into three categories, in August, the value added of the mining industry increased by 2.5% year-on-year, the manufacturing industry increased by 5.5%, and the electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries increased by 6.3%.
In terms of industries, in August, 34 of 41 major industries maintained year-on-year growth in added value. The textile industry decreased by 2.5%, the chemical raw material and chemical product manufacturing industry increased by 5.5%, the non-metallic mineral products industry increased by 4.4%, the ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry decreased by 5.3%, the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry increased by 2.8%, and general equipment Manufacturing industry increased by 6.7%, special equipment manufacturing industry increased by 8.7%, automobile manufacturing industry decreased by 12.6%, railway, shipbuilding, aerospace and other transportation equipment manufacturing industry increased by 1.3%, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 10.3%, computer, communications And other electronic equipment manufacturing industry grew by 13.3%, and the electricity and heat production and supply industries grew by 5.0%.
In terms of products, in August, the output of 323 products out of 612 products increased year-on-year. 108.8 million tons of steel, down 10.1% year-on-year; 21.17 million tons of cement, down 5.2%; ten non-ferrous metals, 5.3 million tons, an increase of 0.4%; 2.13 million tons of ethylene, an increase of 15.3%; 1.734 million automobiles, a decrease of 19.1%, of which , New energy vehicles were 330 thousand, an increase of 151.9%; power generation was 738.3 billion kWh, an increase of 0.2%; crude oil processing volume was 58.35 million tons, a decrease of 2.2%.
In August, the product sales rate of industrial enterprises was 97.8%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.4%; industrial enterprises realized export delivery value of 1205.5 billion yuan, a nominal increase of 14.8% year-on-year.
From January to August, the value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 13.1% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 6.6%. Among them, the added value of chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing was 12.3% year-on-year.
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