The value added of China’s large industrial enterprises rose 5.3% in the first nine months of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier. Growth was 5.1% in the third quarter and 5.5% in September.
Over the nine-month period, value added in mining grew 2%, manufacturing rose 5.7%, and electricity, heat, gas and water supply increased 5.4%. Output grew in 30 of the 41 industrial sectors.
Equipment manufacturing increased 11.8% in the third quarter. It accounted for 37.6% of the value added of large industrial enterprises in January–September, up 1.7 percentage points from a year earlier.
