China News Service, September 27. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to August, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size in the country were 5,525.40 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.1%.

  From January to August, the operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size reached 87.89 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.4%; operating costs were 74.56 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.7%; the operating income profit margin was 6.29%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.67 percentage points.

(Zhongxin Finance)

Figure from the website of the National Bureau of Statistics