The Value-added of Industry Went up in May

In May, the 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) increase of 18.1 percent year-on-year. The sales ratio of industrial products was 98 percent, up by 0.1 percentage point over the same month of last year. The export delivery value of industrial products reached 576 billion yuan, rose by 19.9 percent.

In terms of main sectors, the growth rate of textile industry increased 17.3 percent, that of raw chemical materials industry and chemical products industry, non-metal mineral products industry, smelting and pressing of ferrous metals industry expanded 20.7, 24.7 and 23.5 percent respectively; that of general purpose machinery, transportation equipment manufacturing industry, electrical machinery and equipment jumped by 20.6, 27.1 and 23.5 percent respectively; that of manufacture of communication equipment, computers and other electric equipment increased 13.4 percent; and that of production and supply of electric power and heat power expanded 15.9 percent.

In terms of major industrial products, the output of coal, crude oil and electricity reached 191.15 million tons, 16.06 million tons and 256.9 billion kilowatt-hours, up by 9.3, 2.0 and 16.0 percent respectively. The output of pig iron, crude steel and rolled steel achieved 39.55, 41.3 and 47.51 million tons, rose by 14.7, 15.7 and 19.6 percent respectively; that of cement was 128.69 million tons, up by 20.7 percent; that of motor vehicles was 740 thousand sets, up by 25.7 percent, of which, automobiles was 390 thousand sets, jumped by 26.3 percent.

From January to May, the accumulated value-added of industrial enterprises above designated size increased 18.1 percent over the same period of the previous year.