{"version":"1","article":{"id":"china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026","slug":"china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026?lang=en","title":"China industrial profits rise 15.7% in January–August","summary":"Industrial firms above the designated size recorded 5.27 trillion yuan in profit in the first eight months, while August profit increased 4.2% year on year.","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/t20260929_1965447.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-29","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-profits-january-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["China’s National Bureau of Statistics said on 29 September that total profits at industrial enterprises above the designated size reached 5.27198 trillion yuan in January–August, up 15.7% from a year earlier. Profit in August alone increased 4.2% year on year. Over the same eight-month period, business revenue rose 6.6% and operating costs increased 6.1%; the profit margin on revenue gained 0.44 percentage points to 5.66%. The bureau said annual comparisons are calculated on a comparable basis, accounting for changes in the reporting scope and statistical treatment.","Results varied by sector: mining profits rose 35.1% and manufacturing profits increased 17.4%, while profits in electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply fell 12%. By ownership category, private-enterprise profits rose 10.4%, state-holding enterprises 10.3%, and foreign-invested enterprises plus firms from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 2.3%. Some ownership classifications overlap, so their subtotals should not be added to recreate the overall figure. The series covers industrial legal entities with annual main-business revenue of at least 20 million yuan. It therefore does not represent all firms or smaller businesses."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Industrial firms above the designated size recorded 5.27 trillion yuan in profit in the first eight months, while August profit increased 4.2% year on year.\n\nChina’s National Bureau of Statistics said on 29 September that total profits at industrial enterprises above the designated size reached 5.27198 trillion yuan in January–August, up 15.7% from a year earlier. Profit in August alone increased 4.2% year on year. Over the same eight-month period, business revenue rose 6.6% and operating costs increased 6.1%; the profit margin on revenue gained 0.44 percentage points to 5.66%. The bureau said annual comparisons are calculated on a comparable basis, accounting for changes in the reporting scope and statistical treatment.\n\nResults varied by sector: mining profits rose 35.1% and manufacturing profits increased 17.4%, while profits in electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply fell 12%. By ownership category, private-enterprise profits rose 10.4%, state-holding enterprises 10.3%, and foreign-invested enterprises plus firms from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 2.3%. Some ownership classifications overlap, so their subtotals should not be added to recreate the overall figure. The series covers industrial legal entities with annual main-business revenue of at least 20 million yuan. It therefore does not represent all firms or smaller businesses.","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"}}}