{"version":"1","article":{"id":"china-industrial-production-august-2026","slug":"china-industrial-production-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-industrial-production-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-production-august-2026?lang=en","title":"China industrial output grows 5.2% in August","summary":"Value added at industrial firms above the designated size rose 5.2% year on year in August; high-tech manufacturing increased 16.7%.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"National Bureau of Statistics of China","url":"https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202609/t20260917_1965348.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/china-industrial-production-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-production-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-industrial-production-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-production-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/china-industrial-production-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-production-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/china-industrial-production-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-production-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/china-industrial-production-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-production-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["China’s National Bureau of Statistics said on 16 September that value added at industrial enterprises above the designated size grew 5.2% year on year in August, 0.7 percentage points faster than in July. The month-on-month increase was 0.54%. Manufacturing value added rose 6.1%, while mining fell 1.4%. Production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water increased 4.9%. High-tech manufacturing grew 16.7% and equipment manufacturing 12.1%. This measure tracks industrial value added; it is not the same as sales or profits across the whole sector.","Within selected product series, output of new-energy vehicles reached 1.647 million in August, up 21.9% from a year earlier. Total motor-vehicle output was 2.697 million, down 2.7%, and electricity generation fell 0.8% to 943.8 billion kilowatt-hours. Rolled steel output declined 5.5% and cement output 11.7%. The product sales ratio for industrial enterprises was 96.8%, while export delivery value rose 11.1% in nominal terms to 1.4357 trillion yuan. The statistical series covers industrial companies above the designated revenue threshold, and the listed product examples do not include every item produced."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Value added at industrial firms above the designated size rose 5.2% year on year in August; high-tech manufacturing increased 16.7%.\n\nChina’s National Bureau of Statistics said on 16 September that value added at industrial enterprises above the designated size grew 5.2% year on year in August, 0.7 percentage points faster than in July. The month-on-month increase was 0.54%. Manufacturing value added rose 6.1%, while mining fell 1.4%. Production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water increased 4.9%. High-tech manufacturing grew 16.7% and equipment manufacturing 12.1%. This measure tracks industrial value added; it is not the same as sales or profits across the whole sector.\n\nWithin selected product series, output of new-energy vehicles reached 1.647 million in August, up 21.9% from a year earlier. Total motor-vehicle output was 2.697 million, down 2.7%, and electricity generation fell 0.8% to 943.8 billion kilowatt-hours. Rolled steel output declined 5.5% and cement output 11.7%. The product sales ratio for industrial enterprises was 96.8%, while export delivery value rose 11.1% in nominal terms to 1.4357 trillion yuan. The statistical series covers industrial companies above the designated revenue threshold, and the listed product examples do not include every item produced.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}