China's industrial output up 5.2 pct in August: official

China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.2 percent year on year in August, Fu Linghui, spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said in Beijing on Monday.

At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, Fu briefed the media on China's economic performance in the month.

The industrial output is used to measure the total value added by industrial enterprises above the designated size -- each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars).

"In August, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above the designated size grew by 5.2 percent year on year, or up by 0.37 percent month on month. In terms of sectors, the value added of mining increased by 5.1 percent year on year, manufacturing up by 5.7 percent, and the production and supply of electricity, heat power, gas, and water up by 2.4 percent. The value added of equipment manufacturing increased by 8.1 percent year on year, and that of high-tech manufacturing increased by 9.3 percent, 2.9 percentage points and 4.1 percentage points faster than that of the industrial enterprises above the designated size, respectively. In terms of types of ownership, the value added of state holding enterprises was up by 4.7 percent year on year; that of share-holding enterprises was up by 6.0 percent; that of enterprises funded by foreign investors or investors from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions was up by 2.3 percent; and that of private enterprises was up by 4.6 percent. In terms of products, the output of 3D printing devices, new energy vehicles, and industrial robots grew by 40.4 percent, 22.7 percent, and 14.4 percent year on year, respectively," said Fu.

"In the first eight months, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above the designated size went up by 6.2 percent year on year. In August, the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index was 49.4 percent, 0.1 percentage points higher than that of the previous month; the Production and Operations Expectation Index was 53.7 percent, up by 1.1 percentage points. In the first seven months, the total profits made by industrial enterprises above the designated size were 4,020.4 billion yuan, down by 1.7 percent year on year," he said.

China's industrial output up 5.2 pct in August: official

Influenza activity in China has declined for four consecutive weeks, with recent tests showing common pathogens and no evidence of new infectious diseases, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday.

At its first press briefing of 2026, the commission reported that flu activity nationwide remains moderate at the moment.

According to Xin Li, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, respiratory samples collected from sentinel hospitals indicated that the influenza virus was the most common pathogen, accounting for 27.4 percent of cases, followed by respiratory syncytial virus at 8.8 percent and rhinovirus at 5.7 percent.

"Influenza activity in China has declined for four consecutive weeks and remains at a moderate level overall. Analysis of nationwide fever clinic consultations, influenza-like illness cases at sentinel hospitals, and multi-pathogen testing shows that all detected pathogens are known common ones, with no evidence of unknown pathogens or new infectious diseases," Xin told the press.

Data from sentinel hospitals indicated flu activity was falling across provincial-level regions, while reports of school outbreaks dropped for five consecutive weeks. Laboratory tests showed that 97.3 percent of positive influenza samples were H3N2 subtype viruses.

China flu activity declines for fourth week, no new pathogens detected: official