国家统计局：1—8月原材料制造业利润增长较快，消费品制造业利润由降转增

Core Insights - The profit of raw material manufacturing industries has seen rapid growth, while the profit of consumer goods manufacturing has shifted from decline to growth [1] Group 1: Raw Material Manufacturing - From January to August, the profit of raw material manufacturing industries increased by 22.1% year-on-year, accelerating by 10.0 percentage points compared to January to July [1] - This growth contributed 2.5 percentage points to the overall profit growth of industrial enterprises above a designated size [1] - The steel industry turned from loss to profit, achieving a total profit of 83.7 billion yuan [1] - The non-ferrous metal industry saw a profit increase of 12.7%, which is an acceleration of 5.8 percentage points compared to January to July [1] Group 2: Consumer Goods Manufacturing - From January to August, the profit of consumer goods manufacturing shifted from a decline of 2.2% in January to July to a growth of 1.4% [1] - The beverage and tea, as well as agricultural and sideline food industries, experienced rapid profit growth rates of 19.9% and 11.8% respectively [1] - These sectors collectively contributed 1.0 percentage point to the overall profit growth of industrial enterprises above a designated size [1]