1-8月，济南规上工业增加值同比增长8.1%

Core Insights - Jinan's industrial production has shown stability in the first eight months of the year, with a year-on-year increase of 8.1% in industrial added value, outperforming both national and provincial averages by 1.9 and 0.3 percentage points respectively, ranking second among the sixteen cities in the province [1] Group 1: Key Drivers - The manufacturing sector in Jinan has continued to lead, with a year-on-year increase of 8.4% in added value, contributing 7.1 percentage points to the overall industrial growth [3] - The equipment manufacturing industry saw a significant year-on-year increase of 21.3%, exceeding the growth rates of the overall industrial and manufacturing sectors by 13.2 and 12.9 percentage points respectively, contributing 9.6 percentage points to the industrial growth [3] - High-tech manufacturing also performed well, with a year-on-year increase of 21.1%, contributing 4.2 percentage points to the overall industrial growth [3] Group 2: Industry Performance - 51.2% of the major industrial categories in Jinan experienced year-on-year growth in added value [3] - Notable growth was observed in the computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing sectors, which increased by 63.3%, and the automotive manufacturing sector, which grew by 27.6%, together contributing 8.3 percentage points to the overall industrial growth [3] - The black metal smelting and rolling processing industry experienced a year-on-year decline of 9.6%, although the decline was narrower by 2.0 percentage points compared to the previous month [3] Group 3: Production and Sales Coordination - The industrial sales rate in Jinan reached 98.5%, ranking first among the sixteen cities in the province, exceeding the provincial average by 3.6 percentage points and improving by 1.0 percentage point compared to the same period last year [3] - Key products showed varied performance, with generator set production increasing by 21.3%, metal cutting machine tool production rising by 12.1%, and server production growing by 12.6%, while crude steel and steel product outputs declined by 9.5% and 12.7% respectively [3]