Beijing: China's value added industrial output experienced a 5.7% year-on-year growth in July, as reported by Xinhua News Agency based on data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
According to Bahrain News Agency, this growth marked a deceleration from the 6.8% increase observed in June. Over the first seven months of 2025, the industrial output showed a 6.3% rise compared to the same period in the previous year.
The data detailed specific growth within various sectors, revealing a 6.2% increase in manufacturing output for July. Meanwhile, mining output saw a 5% rise, and electricity, heating, gas, and water production and supply grew by 3.3%.
From January to July, there was a significant increase in the output of new energy vehicles, integrated circuits, and industrial robots, each showing year-on-year increases of 32.9%, 10.4%, and 32.9%, respectively. Additionally, retail sales of consumer goods, a critical measure of consumption strength, rose by 4.8% year-on-year in the first seven months, while fixed asset investment increased by 1.6%.