CCTV News: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on April 18 that in the first quarter, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.5% year-on-year, and the contribution rate of industry to macroeconomic growth reached 36.3%. The electronics, automobiles, electrical machinery and equipment industries have a prominent driving role.

SASAC: In the first quarter, central enterprises achieved a cumulative added value of 2.6 trillion yuan

The reporter learned from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council that in the first quarter of 2025, central enterprises achieved a cumulative added value of 2.6 trillion yuan and a total profit of 646.27 billion yuan. Effective investment continued to expand, and the total investment in major projects of "two majors" and "two new" exceeded one trillion yuan.

Ministry of Commerce: The total retail sales of consumer goods in the first quarter was 12.5 trillion yuan

The Ministry of Commerce announced on April 17 that in the first quarter of 2025, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 12.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.6% year-on-year, an increase of 1.1 percentage points faster than the whole year of the previous year.

The old-for-new policy continued to be effective, with passenger car retail sales increasing by 5.8% year-on-year, service retail sales increasing by 5.0% year-on-year, and catering revenue of 1.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%. my country's industrial economy generally achieved a good start in the first quarter, and the main indicators made steady progress

At the press conference of the State Council Information Office on the morning of April 18, a relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology introduced that in the first quarter of 2025, my country's industrial and information technology development trend was good, and a good start was achieved, laying a solid foundation for achieving the annual economic goals.

The latest data shows that in the first quarter of 2025, my country's industrial added value above the designated size increased by 6.5% year-on-year, a growth rate accelerated by 0.8 percentage points compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.

At the press conference, Xie Shaofeng, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, introduced that in the first quarter, the contribution rate of industry to macroeconomic growth reached 36.3%, and the role of "ballast stone" continued to play. Private industrial investment maintained double-digit growth, and the manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) expanded for two consecutive months.

Xie Shaofeng introduced that the main indicators have made steady progress and industrial product exports have remained resilient. Exports increased by 6.9% year-on-year, of which, exports of mechanical and electrical products increased by 8.7%. Key industries have steadily improved quality. With the support of policies such as "two levels" and "two new" and other policies, the added value of the electronics, automobiles and electrical machinery and equipment industries has achieved an increase of more than 10%. Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The external environment is severe and complex. my country will inject certainty into the global industrial chain and supply chain

Xie Shaofeng said that at present, the complexity, severity and uncertainty of the external environment have increased significantly, and the global trade system and rules have been seriously damaged, causing great uncertainty to the global economic and trade development and the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain, and also has a certain impact on my country's industrial development. However, we have the confidence and confidence to overcome the difficulties in front of us.

Xie Shaofeng said that my country has a complete industrial system, a super-large-scale market and a complete information infrastructure. The industrial economy has strong resilience, great potential and sufficient vitality. The fundamentals of high-quality and stable economic development will not change, and will inject certainty into the global industrial chain and supply chain.