China’s major industrial firms above the designated size saw faster revenue growth in the first nine months of 2025, with operating income up 2.4 percent year-on-year, driven by an 8.7-percent rise in profits in the high-tech manufacturing sector, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The NBS on Monday reported that total profits of major industrial enterprises nationwide reached 5.37 trillion yuan in January-September, up 3.2 percent from a year earlier — the highest growth rate since August 2024.

High-tech manufacturing profits grew 8.7 percent year-on-year, accelerating 2.7 percentage points from the January-August period and contributing 1.6 percentage points to overall industrial profit growth. In September alone, profits in the sector jumped 26.8 percent, adding 6.1 percentage points to total industrial profit growth, highlighting its role as a key driver of revenue expansion.