Industry 2017

In 2017, the total value added of the industrial sector was 28 trillion yuan($4.15 trillion), a rise of 6.4 percent from the previous year. The value added of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.6 percent.

Of the industrial enterprises above designated size, in terms of ownership, the value added of state-holding enterprises grew by 6.5 percent; that of collective enterprises grew by 0.6 percent; that of share-holding enterprises grew by 6.6 percent; that of enterprises run by foreign investors and investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan grew by 6.9 percent; and that of private enterprises grew by 5.9 percent.

In terms of sectors, the value added of the mining industry was down by 1.5 percent, that of manufacturing grew by 7.2 percent and that of production and supply of electricity, heat power, gas and water grew by 8.1 percent.

In 2017, of the industrial enterprises above designated size, the value added for agricultural product food processing and sideline products was up by 6.8 percent from the previous year; for the textile industry, it was up by 4.0 percent; for the manufacturing of raw chemical materials and chemical products, it was up by 3.8 percent; for the manufacturing of non-metallic mineral products, it was up by 3.7 percent; for smelting and pressing of ferrous metals, it was up by 0.3 percent; for the manufacturing of general purpose machinery, it was up by 10.5 percent; for the manufacturing of special purpose machinery, it was up by 11.8 percent; for the manufacturing  of automobiles, it was up by 12.2 percent; for the manufacturing of electrical machinery and apparatus, it was up by 10.6 percent; for the manufacturing of computers, communication equipment and other electronic equipment, it was up by 13.8 percent; and for the production and supply of electricity and heat power, it was up by 7.8 percent. The growth of the value added of the six major high energy consuming industries was 3.0 percent, accounting for 29.7 percent of the value added of industrial enterprises above designated size.

By the end of 2017, the installed power generation capacity was 1,777.03 million kilowatts, up by 7.6 percent from the end of 2016. Of this, the installed thermal power generation capacity was 1,106.04 million kilowatts, up by 4.3 percent; the installed hydropower generation capacity was 341.19 million kilowatts, up by 2.7 percent; and the installed nuclear power generation capacity was 35.82 million kilowatts, up by 6.5 percent. The installed grid-connected wind power generation capacity was 163.67 million kilowatts, up by 10.5 percent and the installed grid-connected solar power generation capacity was 130.25 million kilowatts, an increase of 68.7 percent.