Industrial value added of enterprises above designated size rose 5.3% YoY in
Jan‑Sep, the National Bureau of Statistics said. By sector: mining +2.0% YoY;
manufacturing +5.7%; power, heat, gas and water production and supply +5.4%.
Equipment manufacturing rose 10.2% and high-tech manufacturing 14.3%,
outperforming overall above‑scale industry by 4.9 and 9.0 percentage points,
respectively. By ownership: state‑controlled enterprises +3.8% YoY; joint‑stock
companies +5.8%; foreign‑ and HK/Macau/Taiwan‑invested firms +3.2%; private
firms +4.3%. Selected product output: 3D printers +62.5%, lithium‑ion batteries
+39.5%, industrial robots +29.1% YoY.