8月工业生产保持较快增长，高技术制造业表现亮眼

Core Insights - The industrial added value in August increased by 5.2% year-on-year, showing a slight decline of 0.5 percentage points compared to the growth rate from January to July [1] - From January to August, the industrial added value grew by 6.2% year-on-year [1] Group 1: Industry Performance - In August, the mining industry added value increased by 5.1%, manufacturing by 5.7%, and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water by 2.4% [2] - Among 41 major industries, 31 maintained year-on-year growth in added value in August, with notable increases in sectors such as non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling (9.1%), general equipment manufacturing (7.3%), and automotive manufacturing (8.4%) [2] - High-tech manufacturing continued to perform well, with a year-on-year growth of 9.3% in August [3] Group 2: Economic Outlook - Analysts predict that the industrial production growth rate for the year will be around 5.0%, a decrease of 0.8 percentage points from the previous year [5] - There are expectations for increased domestic consumption and investment efforts, which may support industrial production despite external demand pressures [3][5] - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has introduced a plan for the electronic information manufacturing industry, outlining 16 specific measures to promote growth [6]