国家统计局：7月规模以上工业增加值增长5.7% 国民经济保持稳中有进发展态势

Economic Overview - In July, the national economy maintained a steady growth trend, with industrial production increasing by 5.7% year-on-year and 0.38% month-on-month [30][31] - The mining industry saw a value-added growth of 5.0%, manufacturing grew by 6.2%, and the electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply industry increased by 3.3% [31] Industrial Production - Among the 41 major industries, 35 reported year-on-year growth in value-added, with notable increases in black metal smelting and rolling (8.6%), non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling (6.8%), and general equipment manufacturing (8.4%) [3][31] - High-tech manufacturing experienced a significant growth of 9.3%, outperforming the overall industrial growth by 3.6 percentage points [31] Product Output - In July, out of 623 industrial products, 335 saw a year-on-year increase in output, including steel (12.295 million tons, up 6.4%), ethylene (3.12 million tons, up 9.1%), and automobiles (2.51 million units, up 8.4%) [4][5] - New energy vehicles production rose by 17.1%, indicating a strong demand in the electric vehicle sector [7] Sales and Exports - The sales rate of industrial enterprises was 97.1%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points year-on-year, while the export delivery value reached 1.2904 trillion yuan, a nominal increase of 0.8% [5][7] Investment Trends - Fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) reached 288.229 billion yuan in the first seven months, with manufacturing investment growing by 6.2% [34] - High-tech industries such as aerospace and computer equipment manufacturing saw substantial investment growth, with increases of 33.9% and 16.0% respectively [34] Trade Performance - In July, the total value of goods imports and exports was 39.102 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%, with exports growing by 8.0% [35] - Private enterprises accounted for 57.1% of total trade, reflecting an increase in their participation in the market [35]