China Industrial Profits Jump 18.2% In Jan-Apr

2026-05-27 01:56 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

China’s industrial profits jumped 18.2% year-on-year in the January-April 2026 period, following a 15.5% rise in the first quarter.

The strong rise was attributed to rising AI-related demand and surging oil prices stemming from the Middle East conflict.

State-owned enterprises posted solid growth, with profits rising 17.1% to CNY 827.15 billion.

Joint-stock companies also reported a 24.0% jump in profits to CNY 1,883.44 billion.

Private firms remained a key driver, though profit growth eased to 23.7% from 25.4% in Q1, reaching CNY 651.14 billion.

By sector, manufacturing continued to lead gains, with profits climbing 20.4%, followed by mining at 26.0%, while utilities profits fell 1.9%.

Among industries, notable increases were seen in computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing (107.7%) and non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing (117.8%).

In April, industrial profits surged 24.7%, the biggest gain since November 2023, after a 15.8% growth in March.



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