(260127) -- BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A worker is seen at a factory at the Haigang economic zone in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 27, 2026. Profits of China's major industrial firms returned to growth in 2025, snapping a three-year streak of declines, with emerging sectors such as equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing serving as major growth drivers.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Tuesday that profits for these firms increased 0.6 percent year on year to nearly 7.4 trillion yuan (about 1.06 trillion U.S. dollars) last year, accelerating from a 0.1-percent growth in the January-November period.
A substantial recovery was evident in December, with these firms posting a 5.3-percent year-on-year profit increase, a sharp turnaround from the 13.1-percent decline recorded in November.
Major industrial firms refer to those with an annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
