MIIT: From January to August, electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size achieved operating revenue of 12.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.1%.

On October 8, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the operating conditions of the electronic information manufacturing industry for January-August 2026. From January to August, electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size achieved operating revenue of 12.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.1%; operating costs were 10.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.7%; total profits reached 847.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.1 times. In August, the operating revenue of electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size was 1.74 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25%. The original text is as follows: Operating Conditions of the Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry from January to August 2026 From January to August 2026, China's electronic information manufacturing industry experienced rapid production growth, continuously rising exports, a solid trend of improving economic efficiency, and steady investment growth, with the industry's overall development momentum remaining sound. I. Rapid Production Growth From January to August, the value added of electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size increased by 15.7% year-on-year, 4.9 percentage points higher than the growth rate in the same period last year. In August, the value added of electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size increased by 17.2% year-on-year; among major products, integrated circuit output was 386 billion units, a year-on-year increase of 22.3%; electronic component output was 6.2 trillion units, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%. II. Continuously Rising Exports From January to August, the cumulative export delivery value of electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size increased by 8.2% year-on-year, 0.2 percentage points higher than that from January to July. In August, the export delivery value of electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size increased by 9.3% year-on-year. According to customs statistics, from January to August, China exported 3.69 billion lithium-ion batteries, a year-on-year increase of 22.9%; and exported 3.15 billion household appliances, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. III. Solid Trend of Improving Economic Efficiency From January to August, electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size achieved operating revenue of 12.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.1%; operating costs were 10.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.7%; total profits reached 847.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.1 times. In August, the operating revenue of electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size was 1.74 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25%. IV. Steady Investment Growth From January to August, fixed asset investment in the electronic information manufacturing industry increased by 8.1% year-on-year, 0.3 percentage points higher than that from January to July, and 8.2 percentage points higher than the growth rate in the same period last year. V. Relatively Fast Revenue Growth in the Central Region From January to August, electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size in the eastern region achieved operating revenue of 8,820.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.6%, 0.5 percentage points higher than that from January to July; the central region achieved operating revenue of 2,580.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 48%, 2.1 percentage points higher than that from January to July; the western region achieved operating revenue of 1,352.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.9%, 0.7 percentage points higher than that from January to July; the northeastern region achieved operating revenue of 56.57 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2%, down 2.6 percentage points from January to July. In August, the eastern region achieved operating revenue of 1,177 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.8%; the central region achieved operating revenue of 370.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 61.6%; the western region achieved operating revenue of 168.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.1%; the northeastern region achieved operating revenue of 19.67 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.8%. This article is compiled from MIIT. GMTEight editor: Chen Wenfang.