China's industrial output maintains steady growth in October

10 月份中国工业增加值保持平稳增长

BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial output sustained steady expansion in October amid measures to boost the high-end, intelligent and green industrial development, official data showed on Friday.

北京 11 月 14 日电（新华社） 官方数据于 11 月 14 日（周五）发布显示，在推动工业高端化、智能化、绿色化发展的政策举措支持下，中国 10 月份工业增加值保持稳定增长态势。

China's value-added industrial output expanded 4.9 percent year on year in October, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

国家统计局（NBS）公布数据显示，10 月份全国规模以上工业增加值同比增长 4.9%。

In the first 10 months of this year, China's industrial output increased by 6.1 percent compared to the same period last year.

今年前 10 个月，全国规模以上工业增加值同比增长 6.1%。

The industrial output is used to measure the activity of large enterprises, each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars).

规模以上工业增加值的统计口径为年主营业务收入 2000 万元人民币（约合 280 万美元）及以上的工业企业，该指标用于反映此类企业的生产活跃程度。

A breakdown of the data showed that the manufacturing sector's value-added output increased by 4.9 percent year on year last month, while the mining sector's value-added output grew by 4.5 percent. The value-added output of the electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply sectors rose by 5.4 percent.

分行业数据显示，10 月份制造业增加值同比增长 4.9%，采矿业增加值增长 4.5%，电力、热力、燃气及水生产和供应业增加值增长 5.4%。

The relatively rapid growth in industrial output in October is an essential force in stabilizing the economy, said Fu Linghui, NBS spokesperson, at a press conference.

国家统计局新闻发言人付凌晖在新闻发布会上表示，10 月份工业增加值较快增长，是稳定经济大盘的重要支撑力量。

Out of the 41 major industries, 29 reported increases in value-added output last month, Fu said, adding that the value-added output of equipment manufacturing rose 8 percent year on year, becoming an important force underpinning the entire industrial production.

付凌晖表示，41 个工业大类行业中，29 个行业 10 月份实现增加值增长；装备制造业增加值同比增长 8%，成为支撑整个工业生产的重要 “压舱石”。

Fu noted that the high-end and digital transformation of China's industry is gaining steam in October, as the value-added output of high-tech manufacturing and digital product manufacturing rose 7.2 percent and 6.7 percent year on year, respectively.

付凌晖表示，10 月份我国工业高端化、数字化转型加速推进，其中高技术制造业、数字产品制造业增加值同比分别增长 7.2%、6.7%。

The spokesperson also highlighted the momentum in sound production for new energy products, noting that the output of lithium-ion batteries for automobiles and new energy vehicles increased by 30.4 percent and 19.3 percent, respectively.

该发言人还强调，新能源产品生产势头向好，其中汽车用锂离子电池、新能源汽车产量同比分别增长 30.4%、19.3%。