Zhengzhou municipal statistics bureau said on June 24 that industrial value
added of firms above designated size rose 13.3% YoY in Jan–May 2026,
accelerating 1.6 ppts from Jan–Apr and outpacing national and provincial growth
by 7.9 and 5.1 ppts respectively. The seven leading industrial sectors’ value
added rose 16.7% YoY; electronics and auto manufacturing increased 32.6% and
8.2% YoY. By product, output of lithium‑ion batteries, smartphones and
new‑energy vehicles rose 65.7%, 27.5% and 23.2% YoY respectively. In May alone,
industrial value added of firms above designated size climbed 20% YoY, up 2.7
ppts month‑on‑month and exceeding national and provincial growth by 15.5 and
10.9 ppts.
