From January to April, the added value of the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry increased by 7.4% on a year-on-year basis

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On May 18, the **Statistics Bureau released data showing that in April, the added value of industrial enterprises above a certain size increased by 4.1% on a year-on-year basis. Among them, the oil and gas extraction industry grew by 4.6%, while the manufacturing of chemical raw materials and chemicals grew by 5.3%. From January to April, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 5.6% on a year-on-year basis in real terms. Among them, the oil and natural gas extraction industry grew by 6.5%, while the manufacturing of chemical raw materials and chemicals increased by 7.4%. By major sectors, in April, the added value of the mining industry rose 3.8% year-on-year, that of the manufacturing industry increased by 4.0%, and that of the electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply sector grew by 5.3%. By economic type, in April, the added value of state-controlled enterprises increased by 3.0% on a year-on-year basis ； Shareholding enterprises grew by 4.2%, while enterprises invested in by foreign entities and those from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan grew by 4.1% ； Private enterprises grew by 2.8%. By industry, in April, the added value of 29 out of 41 major industry categories continued to grow on a year-on-year basis. Among them, the coal mining and washing industry saw a growth of 3.8%, the oil and gas extraction industry grew by 4.6%, the processing of agricultural and sideline products increased by 3.5%. The manufacturing of alcoholic beverages, drinks, and refined tea declined by 1.4%. The textile industry grew by 2.3%, while the manufacturing of chemical raw materials and chemicals increased by 5.3%. The manufacturing of non-metallic mineral products declined by 6.5%. The smelting and rolling of ferrous metals grew by 1.0%, whereas the smelting and rolling of non-ferrous metals declined by 1.0%. The manufacturing of general-purpose equipment grew by 5.5%, and that of special-purpose equipment increased by 6.2%. The automobile manufacturing industry grew by 9.2%, while the manufacturing of railway, shipbuilding, aerospace, and other transportation equipment increased by 8.2%. The manufacturing of electrical machinery and equipment grew by 3.1%, and the manufacturing of computers, communication, and other electronic devices increased by 15.6%. The production and supply of electricity and heat grew by 6.2%. By product type, in April, output of 321 out of 626 industrial products in the designated scale increased year-on-year. Of this, 122.63 million tons were steel, representing a 1.7% decline year-on-year ； Cement: 145.71 million tons, a decrease of 10.8% ； 10 non-ferrous metals: 6.94 million tons, a increase of 2.8% ； Ethylene: 3.15 million tons, a decrease of 4.1% ； There were 2.564 million automobiles, a decrease of 2.6%; among them, 1.296 million were new energy vehicles, representing a growth of 3.8% ； Power generation amounted to 744 billion kWh, an increase of 2.6% ； Crude oil processing volume was 54.65 million tons, a decrease of 5.8%. In April, the product sales rate of industrial enterprises above designated size was 97.1%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared with the previous year ； Industrial enterprises above a certain scale achieved export delivery values of 1.3733 trillion yuan, representing a nominal year-on-year increase of 10.6%.