China's industrial output up 5.6% in first four months

BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 18th May, 2026) China's value-added industrial output increased by 5.6 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2026, official data showed on Monday.

In April alone, industrial output grew 4.1 percent year-on-year, and rose 0.05 percent compared to the previous month, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.

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The industrial output is used to measure the activity of large enterprises each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million Yuan ($2.92 million).

In terms of sectors, the value added output of the mining sector increased by 5.5 percent year-on-year in the first four months of the year, while that of the manufacturing sector grew by 5.8 percent. The value-added output of the electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply sectors went up by 4.5 percent, the data showed.