In September 2012, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size was up 9.2 percent year-on-year (the following growth rates of value added are real growth rates, after deducting price factors), 0.3 percentage points higher than that in August. In September, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size went up by 0.79 percent month-on-month. From January to September, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size was up by 10.0 percent. 

Analysis on different types of enterprises showed that, in September, the year-on-year growth of the state-owned enterprises and state holding enterprises increased 6.3 percent, collective enterprises increased 7.0 percent, joint-stock enterprises climbed 11.0 percent, enterprises funded by foreign investors or investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan province increased 5.3 percent.  In September, the year-on-year growth of heavy industry increased 9.3 percent, while the light industry was up by 9.0 percent. Grouped by different sectors, in September, 40 industries within 41 industrial divisions kept year-on-year growth. Of this total, the growth of textile industry was 10.1 percent; the manufacture of raw chemical materials and chemical products, up by 10.8 percent; the manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, up by 10.0 percent; the ferrous metal smelting and pressing, up by 9.6 percent; the manufacture of general machinery, 7.2 percent; the manufacture of automobile industry, 6.3 percent; the manufacture of railways, shipbuilding, aerospace and other transportation equipment, 4.8 percent, the manufacture of electric machinery and equipment, 8.1 percent; the manufacture of communication equipment, computers and other electronic equipment, 10.0 percent; and the production and supply of electricity, gas and water, 3.3 percent. In terms of different regions, in September, the value-added of eastern region increased 8.3 percent year-on-year; the central region went up by 9.5 percent; western region rose by 12.4 percent. In terms of different products, of the total 471 products, the output of 328 products in September showed a year-on-year growth. Of this total, the output of pig iron was 80.44 million tons, up by 4.9 percent; that of cement was 209.66 million tons, up by 12.0 percent; that of ten kinds of nonferrous metals was 3.17 million tons, up by 7.1 percent; that of automobiles was 1804 thousand sets, up by 6.3 percent; that of cars was 1002 thousand sets, up by 22.6 percent.; that of electricity was 390.7 billion kilowatt-hours, up by 1.5 percent; that of crude oil was 38.76 million tons, up by 7.0 percent; and that of ethylene was 1.11 million tons, up by 3.6 percent. The sales ratio of industrial products in September was 98.3 percent, or 0.2 percentage points lower than that in the same period of last year. The total export delivery value of industrial enterprises was 943.3 billion yuan, a nominal year-on-year increase of 6.4 percent. 

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1. Explanation of Indicator.

 Growth rate of value added of the industrial enterprises: also known as industrial growth rate, which is used to reflect a certain period of increase or decrease in volume of industrial production indicators of the degree of change. The indicator can be used to estimate the short-term trend of the industrial economy, to judge the extent of the economic boom, and also to be an important reference and basis for the formulation and adjustment of economic policies, and for the implementation of macroeconomic adjustment and control. Sales ratio: refers to sale value and industrial output value, which reflecting the situation between production and sales of industrial products. Export delivery value: refers to the foreign trade department of industrial enterprises or self-run (commission) exports (including sold in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), with the price of foreign exchange settlement of product value, and foreign samples, materials processing, component assembly and compensation trade product value. In calculating the export delivery value, the transaction price of foreign exchange should be converted into RMB. Daily product output: the total production of the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size in the current month divided by number of days in the month. The year-on-year growth rate of product output: as industrial enterprises above designated size range will be some changes each year, according to the regulations of NBS, the data in the same period of previous year were required when enterprises submit monthly data. Hence, the year-on-year growth rate of product output was calculated by the current total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size divided by the data submitted at the same time period. 2. Statistical Coverage. From 2011 on, the standard starting point of industrial enterprises above designated size was adjusted to 20 million yuan of annual revenue from primary business, the former one was 5 million yuan. 3. Data Collection. The reports of industrial enterprises above designated size are conducted with complete survey on a monthly basis (Not report for January). 4. Division on Eastern, Central and Western Regions. Eastern region includes Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, and Hainan. Central region includes Shanxi, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan. Western region includes Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang. 5. Standard on industrial classification From 2012, NBS enforces New Standard on Industrial Classification for National Economic Activities" (GB/T4754-2011). The number of industrial sectors expanded from 39 to 41. For details, please refer the following link: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz.6. Revision on month-on-month data The month-on-month growth rate of the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size from April 2011 to April 2012 was revised according to the results of automatic revision of seasonal adjustment model. The results and data in September 2012 is as follows: 

The Month-on-Month Growth Rate of Industrial Production Operation
Months	Growth Rate (%)
2011-September	0.95
October	0.76
November	0.74
December	0.96
2012-January	0.47
February	0.62
March	1.17
April	0.35
May
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