Value-Added of Industry Expanded in the First Half Year

In the first half year, value-added of the industrial enterprises above designated size (all state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises with an annual income over 5 million yuan) expanded 18.5 percent, year-on-year. The sales ratio of industrial products was 97.49 percent, dropped 0.03 percentage points year-on-year. The export delivery value of industrial enterprises reached 3,285.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.7 percent.

In terms of main sectors, the growth rate of textile industry increased 17.2 percent, that of raw chemical materials and chemical products, non-metal mineral products industry, smelting and pressing of ferrous metals industry expanded 21.3, 24.4 and 25.0 percent respectively; that of general equipment manufacturing industry, transportation equipment manufacturing industry, electric machinery and equipment manufacturing industry jumped by 22.8, 25.8 and 21.1 percent respectively; that of telecommunication, computer and other electric facilities manufacturing industry increased 16.5 percent, and that of production and supply of electric power and heat power expanded 15.2 percent.

In terms of main products, the coal, crude oil and electricity reached 1,080 and 90 million tons and 1,485 billion kilowatt-hours, up by 11.4, 1.7 and 16.0 percent respectively, year-on-year; that of pig iron, crude steel and rolled steel achieved 230, 240 and 270 million tons, rose by 16.8, 18.9 and 23.9 percent respectively; that of cement was 620 million tons, up by 16.0 percent; that of vehicles was 4.59 million sets, up by 22.9 percent, of which, automobiles was 2.43 million sets, jumped by 25.8 percent.