3.2%

Core Insights - Industrial enterprises' profits increased by 3.2% year-on-year from January to September, marking the highest cumulative growth rate since August of the previous year [1] - The growth rate accelerated by 2.3 percentage points compared to the first eight months of the year, driven by rapid monthly profit growth and a low base from the previous year [1][3] - High-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing sectors showed significant profit growth, contributing to the overall improvement [1][5] Revenue and Profit Trends - From January to September, the revenue of industrial enterprises grew by 2.4% year-on-year, a slight acceleration of 0.1 percentage points compared to the first eight months [3] - In September alone, revenue growth reached 2.7%, an increase of 0.8 percentage points from August [3] - The profit margin for industrial enterprises rose to 5.49% in September, up by 0.85 percentage points year-on-year, marking two consecutive months of increase [3][4] Sector Performance - Over half of the industries saw profit growth, with 23 out of 41 major industrial categories reporting year-on-year profit increases [6] - High-tech manufacturing profits grew by 8.7% year-on-year from January to September, contributing 1.6 percentage points to the overall profit growth of industrial enterprises [6] - In September, high-tech manufacturing profits surged by 26.8%, becoming a key driver for the recovery in industrial profits [6] Company Size and Type Analysis - Profits improved across different company sizes, with large, medium, and small enterprises reporting year-on-year profit growth of 2.5%, 5.3%, and 2.7% respectively [4] - Private and foreign-invested enterprises experienced notable profit acceleration, with profits growing by 5.1% and 4.9% respectively from January to September [4]