信号！8月重要数据明显改善，增长20.4%！

Core Viewpoint - The profit of industrial enterprises above designated size in August showed a significant recovery, with a year-on-year increase of 20.4%, reversing the previous month's decline of 1.5% [1][2]. Summary by Sections Industrial Profit Recovery - From January to August, the cumulative profit of industrial enterprises turned from a year-on-year decline of 1.7% to a growth of 0.9%, marking a turnaround from the continuous decline since May [2]. - In August, the profit of industrial enterprises experienced a notable improvement, with a two-digit growth rate compared to the previous month [2]. Revenue and Cost Analysis - In August, the operating income of industrial enterprises increased by 1.9%, accelerating by 1.0 percentage points compared to July, while the cost per hundred yuan of operating income decreased by 0.20 yuan, marking the first year-on-year decrease since July 2024 [2]. Profit Margin - The operating profit margin for industrial enterprises above designated size in August was 5.83%, an increase of 0.90 percentage points year-on-year [3]. Sector Performance - The equipment manufacturing and raw materials manufacturing sectors significantly contributed to profit growth, with equipment manufacturing profits increasing by 7.2% from January to August, contributing 2.5 percentage points to the overall profit growth of industrial enterprises [4]. - The raw materials manufacturing sector saw a profit increase of 22.1%, accelerating by 10 percentage points compared to the previous month, also contributing 2.5 percentage points to overall profit growth [4]. Performance by Enterprise Size - Profits improved across different sizes of enterprises, with medium and small enterprises seeing year-on-year profit growth of 2.7% and 1.5%, respectively [5]. - Private enterprises outperformed the average profit growth of all industrial enterprises, achieving a profit increase of 3.3%, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than the overall average [5]. Policy Support for Private Enterprises - Recent policies in various regions, such as the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress passing the "Regulations on Promoting the Private Economy," aim to ensure fair market competition for all economic organizations, particularly benefiting private enterprises [5]. - Measures in Tianjin to support high-quality development of venture capital and technology finance are also aimed at fostering the growth of private enterprises [6].