Data comprise the period from January to July 2025 and were released by the National Department of Statistics
The profits of China’s major industrial companies had a 1.7% annual drop in the first 7 months of 2025, according to official data released this week.
Industrial companies with annual revenue of their main activities of at least 20 million yuans (US $ 2.81 million) recorded combined profits of 4.02 trillion yuans from January to July, according to the National Statistics Department (DNE).
In July, the profits of major industrial companies fell 1.5% in the annual comparison, with the fall decreasing 2.8 percentage points compared to the amount recorded in June.
The profits of major companies in the manufacturing sector increased by 6.8%, accelerating from the 1.4% increase in June, according to the data.
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With information from the agency .