China's National Bureau of Statistics announced that in September 2026, the value added of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 5.5% year-on-year, 0.3 percentage points faster than the previous month. On a month-on-month basis, industrial value added grew by 0.61% in September. From January to September, the cumulative year-on-year growth of value added of industrial enterprises above designated size was 5.3%.

By sector, in September, the value added of the manufacturing industry increased by 6.0% year-on-year, electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply increased by 5.6%, and mining increased by 1.3%. Among these, the computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry grew by 16.4%, and new energy vehicle production increased by 16.9%.