Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in October, national industrial production above designated size progressed steadily with advances. Most industries and products achieved growth, the industrial structure continued to optimize and upgrade, new quality productive forces were cultivated and expanded, equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing developed rapidly, and high-quality development of the industrial economy advanced solidly. Overall industrial production remained stable, with most industries and products achieving growth. Notably, rare earth magnetic material output increased by 18.5% in October 2025.
From January to October, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide increased by 6.1% year-on-year, 0.3 percentage points higher than the same period last year, continuing to maintain relatively fast growth. In October, added value increased by 4.9% year-on-year and, after excluding seasonal factors, increased by 0.17% month-on-month. Among the three major categories, manufacturing added value increased by 4.9% in October, while the mining industry and the electricity, heat, gas & water production and supply industry increased by 4.5% and 5.4% respectively.
By industry, in October, added value increased in 29 of the 41 major industrial categories, with a growth coverage of 70.7%. By product, of the 623 major industrial products monitored, output increased for 313 products, with a growth coverage of 50.2%.
Equipment manufacturing provided strong support and continued to play a prominent “ballast stone” role. In October, added value of equipment manufacturing above designated size increased by 8.0% year-on-year, and its cumulative added value accounted for 36.1% of total industrial added value above designated size, up 1.5 percentage points from the full year of 2024, exceeding 30% for 32 consecutive months. All eight sub-sectors within equipment manufacturing achieved growth. Among them, the automotive and electronics industries increased rapidly by 16.8% and 8.9% respectively, contributing 22.8% and 19.3% to overall industrial growth above designated size, ranking first and second among all major industrial categories. The railway, shipbuilding, and aerospace equipment industry has maintained double-digit growth since December 2024, increasing by 15.2% in October. Mid- and high-end equipment products developed steadily, with output of railway locomotives, civilian steel ships, and generator sets increasing by 71.3%, 21.4%, and 16.9% respectively.
Integration of the real and digital economies fostered innovation and new growth, accelerating the development of emerging industries. The real economy and digital economy achieved deep integration, while scientific-technological innovation and industrial innovation worked in synergy. In October, added value of high-tech manufacturing and digital product manufacturing above designated size increased by 7.2% and 6.7% year-on-year respectively, 2.3 and 1.8 percentage points higher than overall industrial growth above designated size. By industry, added value of electronic special materials manufacturing, integrated circuit manufacturing, and intelligent in-vehicle equipment manufacturing increased by 35.5%, 33.7%, and 28.4% respectively. By product, the rapid development of “AI+” drove server and integrated circuit output to increase by 34.0% and 17.7% respectively; new growth engines such as embodied intelligence and brain-computer interfaces boosted the robotics sector, with robot reducer and industrial robot output increasing by 4.6 times and 17.9% respectively.
Green transformation accelerated, building a new pattern of green and low-carbon development. New energy vehicle production maintained strong growth momentum, increasing by 19.3% year-on-year in October and driving automotive lithium-ion power battery output to increase by 30.4%. Led by the green energy transition, the waste resource comprehensive utilization industry above designated size grew rapidly, with added value increasing by 17.3%; output of water pollution prevention equipment and wind turbine generators increased by 38.0% and 23.6% respectively. Green material supply increased, with rare earth magnetic materials and bio-based chemical fibers increasing by 18.5% and 16.6% respectively.
Traditional industries continued to optimize and upgrade, steadily consolidating the foundation of industrial manufacturing. In October, added value of the petroleum processing industry increased by 8.1%, of which biomass fuel processing increased by 19.1%, contributing 1.9 percentage points more to the sector’s growth than the same period in 2024. The chemical fiber industry increased by 7.3%, with bio-based materials manufacturing increasing by 26.3%, contributing 13.3 percentage points more than the previous year. Other traditional industries also showed good momentum, with added value of the chemical and coal industries increasing by 7.1% and 6.5% respectively; non-ferrous metal mining and ferrous metal mining increased by 6.2% and 5.9% respectively, further consolidating the foundation for manufacturing development.
