China News Service, October 20. Peng Huagang, Secretary-General and Spokesperson of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, introduced at a press conference on the 20th that in the first three quarters, the net profit of central enterprises continued to grow rapidly, with a cumulative net profit of 1,512.96 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase. An increase of 65.6%, an increase of 43.2% over the same period in 2019, and an average increase of 19.7% over the two years.

Data map: The staff is busy on the production line.

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  The State Council Information Office held a press conference on the 20th.

At the meeting, when Peng Huagang introduced the economic operation of central enterprises in the first three quarters of 2021, he pointed out that in the first three quarters, the central enterprises’ economic operation was stable and orderly, innovation vitality was continuously released, quality and efficiency were significantly improved, and operating performance showed steady progress. The development trend of improving quality in China.

  In the first three quarters, the

operating income of central enterprises maintained rapid growth

, with a cumulative operating income of 26.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.9%, an increase of 18.3% over the same period in 2019, and an average increase of 8.7% over the two years.

  In addition, the

production and operation of key industries are

steadily

improving

. In the first three quarters, the crude oil output of central enterprises increased by 1.2% year-on-year, raw coal production and commercial coal sales increased by 4.2% and 9.9% year-on-year, respectively, and the sales of electricity increased by 12.7% and 15.3% year-on-year. Production and sales increased by 9.8% and 10.8% respectively year-on-year.

  At the same time, the

operating quality has been significantly improved

. The operating income margin of central enterprises in the first three quarters was 7.5%, an increase of 1.7 percentage points year-on-year, and an increase of 1.1 percentage points year-on-year; the annualized total labor productivity was 683,000 yuan/person, year-on-year An increase of 25.3%.

  Peng Huagang said that the central enterprises should bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities, fully fulfill their economic, political, and social responsibilities, resolutely implement the main responsibilities of pollution prevention, increase investment in environmental protection, and accelerate the green transformation; do everything possible to do a good job in coal, electricity, etc. The work of ensuring energy supply can better meet the needs of the people and provide strong support for promoting the stable operation of the economy and society.

  Peng Huagang said that in the next step, state-owned state-owned enterprises will resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, better coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, continue to deepen supply-side structural reforms, earnestly implement cross-cycle adjustment requirements, and pay close attention to quality improvement. Various measures to increase efficiency, strengthen scientific and technological innovation, and solidly promote the three-year action of state-owned enterprise reform, ensure that the goals and tasks of the year are completed, and achieve a good start to the "14th Five-Year Plan".