China's value-added industrial output up 5.7 pct in July

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China's value-added industrial output up 5.7 pct in July

2025-08-15 11:35 Last Updated At：19:07

China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.7 percent year on year in July, official data showed Friday.

At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing on Friday, Fu Linghui, spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) briefed the media on China’s economic performance in the month.

According to his remarks, the 5.7 percent year-on-year expansion represents a measurement of the total value added in July by industrial enterprises above the designated size -- businesses with an annual revenue from their main business of 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars) or more.

"Breaking down by sector, the mining industry saw value added increase by 5.0 percent year on year, while that of manufacturing increased by 6.2 percent, and that of production and supply of electricity, thermal power, gas and water grew by 3.3 percent. The value added of equipment manufacturing expanded by 8.4 percent, and that of high-tech manufacturing grew by 9.3 percent, landing 2.7 and 3.6 percentage points higher than the total value added of industrial enterprises above the designated size, respectively," he said.

"An analysis by types of ownership showed that the value added of state holding enterprises was up by 5.4 percent, that of share-holding enterprises was up by 6.5 percent, that of enterprises funded by foreign investors or investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan increased by 2.8 percent, and that of private enterprises grew by 5.0 percent. In terms of products, the output of 3D printers, industrial robotics and new energy vehicles (NEVs) increased by 24.2 percent, 24.0 percent, and 17.1 percent, respectively. The value added of industrial enterprises above designated size expanded by 6.3 percent year on year in the period from January to July," said Fu.

Israeli attacks in Gaza result in at least 2 more deaths

Israeli attacks in Gaza including gun shooting and explosions resulted in at least two deaths on Thursday, according to Palestinian Authority.

Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians with guns in multiple locations across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing one child and injured three other people, according to the Palestinian official news agency.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Gaza-based civil defense department also reported three other separate explosions of shells left behind by Israeli forces, which led to the death of one child and injuries of several other Palestinians.

One of the explosions took place inside the al-Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.

The statement pointed out that such incidents have been occurring frequently in residential areas recently, posing a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians.

Relevant international organizations, Israel, and the United States should bear full responsibility for that, it said.

The Gaza civil defense department questioned the delays and excuses made by the international institutions in cooperating to clear the unexploded ordnance.

The communication with the so-called Civil-Military Coordination Center established by the United States has yielded no substantive results, said the department.