Industrial Value Added Above Designated Size Up 5.7% Year-on-Year in July; Plastic Narrowly Fluctuates Today, EVA Up by 200

In July, the industrial added value of enterprises above designated size increased by 5.7% year on year in real terms, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

The National Bureau of Statistics released data showing thatIn July 2025, the industrial value added of enterprises above the designated size nationwide increased by 5.7% year-on-year in real terms, with the rubber and plastics industry growing by 4.8% year-on-year in July. From January to July, the industrial value added of enterprises above the designated size nationwide grew by 6.3% year-on-year, with the rubber and plastics industry growing by 6.8% year-on-year.

In terms of the three major sectors, in July, the value added of the mining industry increased by 5.0% year-on-year, manufacturing increased by 6.2%, and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water increased by 3.3%.

By economic type, in July, the value added of state-controlled enterprises increased by 5.4% year-on-year; joint-stock enterprises grew by 6.5%; foreign-invested enterprises including those from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan grew by 2.8%; and private enterprises grew by 5.0%.

In terms of industry, in July, among the 41 major industries, 35 industries saw an increase in added value compared to the same period last year. Among them, the coal mining and washing industry grew by 4.2%, the oil and natural gas extraction industry grew by 4.1%, the agricultural and sideline food processing industry grew by 5.6%, the alcoholic beverages, beverages, and refined tea manufacturing industry grew by 0.1%, the textile industry grew by 1.7%, the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry grew by 7.2%, the non-metallic mineral products industry decreased by 0.6%, the ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry grew by 8.6%, the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry grew by 6.8%, the general equipment manufacturing industry grew by 8.4%, the special equipment manufacturing industry grew by 3.8%, the automobile manufacturing industry grew by 8.5%, the railway, ship, aerospace, and other transport equipment manufacturing industry grew by 13.7%, the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry grew by 10.2%, the computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry grew by 10.2%, and the electricity, heat production, and supply industry grew by 3.4%.

In July, among 623 industrial products above designated size, the output of 335 products increased year-on-year. Specifically, steel production reached 122.95 million tons, up 6.4%; cement production was 145.57 million tons, down 5.6%; ten kinds of non-ferrous metals totaled 6.81 million tons, up 2.2%; ethylene output was 3.12 million tons, up 9.1%; automobile production reached 2.51 million units, up 8.4%, of which new energy vehicles accounted for 1.176 million units, up 17.1%; power generation totaled 926.7 billion kWh, up 3.1%; and crude oil processing volume was 63.06 million tons, up 8.9%.

In July, the product sales rate of industrial enterprises above the designated size was 97.1%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2 percentage points; the export delivery value of these enterprises reached 1,290.4 billion yuan, representing a nominal year-on-year increase of 0.8%.

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(Compiled above from the National Bureau of Statistics and Dayi You Su)