National Bureau of Statistics: The capacity utilization rate of large-scale industries in the country in the second quarter was 74.0%.

On July 15th, the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in the second quarter of 2025, the capacity utilization rate of industrial enterprises above designated size in China was 74.0%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the previous quarter and a decrease of 0.9 percentage points from the same period last year. In terms of three major categories, in the second quarter of 2025, the capacity utilization rate of the mining industry was 72.7%, the manufacturing industry was 74.3%, and the electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply industry was 71.5%. Looking at the main industries, in the second quarter of 2025, the capacity utilization rate of coal mining and washing industry was 69.3%, food manufacturing was 69.1%, textile industry was 77.8%, chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing was 71.9%, non-metallic mineral products industry was 62.3%, black metal smelting and rolling processing industry was 80.8%, non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry was 77.7%, general equipment manufacturing was 78.3%, special equipment manufacturing was 76.5%, automobile manufacturing was 71.3%, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing was 73.5%, and computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing was 77.3%. This article is selected from the "National Bureau of Statistics"; GMTEight editor: Liu Xuan.