China chemical raw materials and products manufacturing value added up 1.5% yoy

According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on 19th October, in the third quarter, the national industrial capacity utilization rate was 76.7%, up 0.3% from the same period last year and up 2.3% from the second quarter. Among them, the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing capacity utilization rate of 76.2%.

Divided into three major categories, the third quarter, the mining industry capacity utilization rate of 73.9%, down 0.8% from the same period last year, up 1.8% from the second quarter; manufacturing capacity utilization rate of 77.2%, up 0.3% from the same period last year, up 2.4% from the second quarter; electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industry capacity utilization rate of 72.8%, compared with the previous year Up 0.7% in the same period, up 2.2% from the second quarter.

By major industries, the third quarter, coal mining and washing industry capacity utilization rate of 71.2%, food manufacturing 74.5%, textile industry 76.2%, chemical materials and chemical products manufacturing 76.2%, non-metallic mineral products for 71.8%, ferrous metals smelting and rolling processing industry for 81.6%, non-ferrous metals smelting and rolling processing industry for 80.6%, general-purpose equipment 79.0% in manufacturing, 77.8% in special equipment manufacturing, 77.6% in automobile manufacturing, 80.9% in electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, and 78.9% in computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing.

Cumulatively in the first three quarters, the national industrial capacity utilization rate was 73.1%, down 3.1% from the same period last year. Among them, the capacity utilization rate of the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry was 73.4%.