In May, the value added of the textile industry above designated size increased by 5%.
2019-03-27
In May 2017, the value added of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.5% year on year in real terms (all subsequent growth rates for value added are real growth rates adjusted for price factors), unchanged from April. On a month-on-month basis, the value added of these enterprises rose by 0.51% in May compared with the previous month. From January to May, the value added of industrial enterprises above designated size grew by 6.7% year on year.
By industry, in May, value added increased year on year in 35 of the 41 major industrial categories. Among them, the textile industry grew by 5.0%.
By product category, in May, 408 out of 596 products recorded year-on-year production growth. Specifically, cloth output reached 6.3 billion meters in May, up 4.8% year on year; from January to May, total cloth production totaled 28.0 billion meters, an increase of 4.2% compared with the same period last year.
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