The overall scale of my country's manufacturing industry has remained the first in the world for 14 consecutive years.

　　The overall scale of my country's manufacturing industry has remained the first in the world for 14 consecutive years (new data and new insights)

　　In 2023, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size will increase by 4.6% year-on-year.

　　Beijing, January 21 (Reporters Wang Zheng and Liu Wenxin) Reporters recently learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: In 2023, the annual added value of industries above designated size will increase by 4.6% year-on-year, an increase of 1 percentage point from 2022, of which manufacturing The added value of industries above designated size increased by 5.0% year-on-year, and the overall scale of my country's manufacturing industry has remained the first in the world for 14 consecutive years.

　　Industrial production stabilized and accelerated.

Production in key industries is generally improving, with the average growth rate of the top ten key industries exceeding 5%.

The production of electrical machinery equipment, automobiles and other industries achieved double-digit growth, the recovery of traditional industries such as steel, nonferrous metals, and petrochemicals accelerated, and the electronics industry grew by 3.4% throughout the year.

　　The industrial economy of most provinces has recovered steadily.

All regions attach great importance to the development of manufacturing. The industrial added value of most provinces has increased year-on-year, and provincial growth has increased by nearly 20% compared with 2022.

　　Industrial investment is making steady progress.

Industrial fixed asset investment increased by 9% year-on-year. Among them, the growth rate of manufacturing investment has accelerated since August 2023. Investment in automobiles, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, non-ferrous metals and other industries achieved double-digit growth. The industrial economy has continued to develop. adequate.

　　Corporate efficiency has steadily recovered.

As of the end of November 2023, the growth rate of operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size has rebounded for five consecutive months, and profits have achieved positive growth for four consecutive months, providing strong support for companies to expand innovation investment and reproduction.

　　Market expectations are stable and improving.

As of the end of November 2023, the number of industrial enterprises above designated size reached 483,000, an increase of 32,000 from the end of 2022, and business entities continue to develop and grow.

The expectation index for production and operation activities of manufacturing enterprises has increased for three consecutive months since October 2023, and the development confidence of manufacturing enterprises has steadily recovered.

　　(People's Daily)