China's industrial output up 5.4 pct in first five months
Xinhua, June 17, 2026 Adjust font size:
China's value-added industrial output increased by 5.4 percent year on year in the first five months of 2026, official data showed on Tuesday.
In May alone, industrial output grew 4.5 percent year on year, and rose 0.40 percent compared to the previous month, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The industrial output is used to measure the activity of large enterprises each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.94 million U.S. dollars).
In terms of sectors, the value-added output of the mining sector increased by 2.3 percent year on year in May, while that of the manufacturing sector grew by 4.4 percent. The value-added output of the electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply sectors went up by 7.6 percent, the data showed.