Value-Added of Industry Expanded in May

In May, 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 16.0 percent, year-on-year, increased 0.3 percentage points than April, while that 2.1 percentage points dropped over previous May. Because of the "5 1" holiday shortened, the different working days in this and previous May contained incomparable factors.

In terms of main sectors, the growth rate of textile industry increased 12.1 percent, that of raw chemical materials and chemical products, non-metal mineral products industry, smelting and pressing of ferrous metals industry expanded 11.9, 18.7 and 12.8 percent respectively; that of general equipment manufacturing industry, transportation equipment manufacturing industry, and electric machinery and equipment manufacturing industry jumped by 21.7, 22.9 and 20.8 percent respectively; that of telecommunication, computer and other electric facilities manufacturing industry increased 19.5 percent, and that of production and supply of electric power and heat power expanded 11.8 percent.

In terms of main products, the coal, crude oil and electricity reached 230, 16.181 million tons and 293.4 billion kilowatt-hours, up by 18.5, 1.8 and 11.8 percent respectively, year-on-year; that of pig iron, crude steel and rolled steel achieved 43.04, 46.01 and 53.38 million tons, rose by 8.2, 10.5 and 13.6 percent respectively; that of cement was 130 million tons, up by 7.5 percent; that of vehicles was 8950 thousand sets, up by 21.7 percent, of which, automobiles was 4570 thousand sets, jumped by 17.6 percent.

The sales ratio of industrial products was 98.0 percent, up 0.1 percentage points with the same period of last year. The export delivery value of industrial enterprises reached 682.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.2 percent.

From January to May, value-added of industry expanded 16.3 percent, year-on-year.