China's electronic information manufacturing industry reports steady growth in Q1-Q3

China's electronic information manufacturing sector saw steady growth in the first three quarters of 2025, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The value-added industrial output of major companies in the sector rose 10.9 percent year on year over the period, which was 4.7 percentage points higher than the overall industrial sector, indicating a positive general development trend for the industry, the ministry said.

Among the major products in the electronic information manufacturing sector, the production of mobile phones saw relatively fast growth, reaching 1.11 billion units, with the smartphone output amounting to 881 million units, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 1 percent.

In the first three quarters of this year, the microcomputer equipment output totaled 251 million units, and the integrated circuit output rose 8.6 percent year on year to 381.9 billion units.

During the period, the combined operating revenue of the sector's major firms rose 8.8 percent year on year to 12.5 trillion yuan (about 1.76 trillion U.S. dollars), and the combined profits of these companies increased 12 percent to 493.8 billion yuan.

Major companies in the sector are those with an annual main-business revenue of at least 20 million yuan.