Economic Indicators

China’s industrial profits rise 4.3% in Jan-April, unchanged from Q1

2024.05.27 04:24

BEIJING (Reuters) – Profits at China’s industrial firms rose 4.3% in the first four months from the same period last year, official data showed on Monday.

The jump followed a 4.3% increase in the first quarter and a slew of divergent activity data for April, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data.

© Reuters. Workers wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak load steel products for export to a cargo ship at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China May 27, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo

Industrial profit numbers cover firms with annual revenue of at least 20 million yuan ($2.76 million) from their main operations.

($1 = 7.2388 )



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