Value-added of Industry Expanded 17.2 Percent in the First Three Quarters

In the first three quarters, the industrial enterprises above designated size (all state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises with an annual sales income over 5 million yuan, same as follow) reached 6222.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.2 percent. The sales ratio of industrial products was 97.84 percent, down by 0.07 percentage points. The export delivery value of industrial enterprises achieved 4247.2 billion yuan, up by 23.9 percent over the same period of the previous year.

In terms of the different sectors, textile industry increased 14.8 percent, the raw chemical materials and chemical products grew by 20.0 percent, non-metal mineral products rose 22.2 percent, the smelting and pressing of ferrous metals up 17.7 percent, general equipment manufacturing increased 22.2 percent, transportation equipment manufacturing rose by 22.3 percent, electric machinery and equipment manufacturing grew by 16.1 percent, communication facility, computer and other electronic equipment manufacturing jumped by 22.8 percent, the production and supply of electric power and heat rose by 12.4 percent.

In terms of different products, coal, crude oil and electricity were 1.48 billion tons, 140 million tons and 2011.1 billion kilowatt hours respectively, up by 11.7, 1.7 and 12.9 percent year-on-year. The production of pig iron, crude steel and rolled steel reached 300, 310 and 340 million tons, increased 20.8, 18.4 and 23.7 percent respectively; cement reached 870 million tons, an increase of 20.7 percent; motor vehicles achieved 5.59 million sets, grew by 24.0 percent, of which, saloon cars reached 2.97 million sets, up by 41.5 percent.