Growth Rate of Overall Sales of Industrial Enterprises by Sector (November 2008)
National Bureau of Statistics of China

Sector Increase Rate over the
Same Period of Last Year %
This Month Accumulated
Mining and Washing of Coal 6.1 20.5
Extraction of Petroleum and Natural Gas 7 6.8
Mining of Ferrous Metal Ores 8.3 23
Mining of Non-Ferrous Metal Ores 10.4 14.6
Mining of Nonmetal Ores 12.6 21.1
Mining of Other Ores 34.9 29.1
Processing of Food from Agricultural Products 11.7 15.3
Manufacture of Foods 9.7 16.6
Manufacture of Beverages 14.3 16.9
Manufacture of Tobacco 30 13.6
Manufacture of Textile 6.2 10.8
Manufacture of Textile Wearing Apparel, Footwear, and Caps 11.9 12.7
Manufacture of Leather, Fur, Feather and its Products 9.1 13.3
Processing of Timber, Manufacture of Wood, Bamboo, Rattan, Palm, and Straw Products 15.3 23
Manufacture of Furniture 12.4 13.9
Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products 2.1 13.4
Printing, Reproduction of Recording Media 10.3 13
Manufacture of Articles for Culture, Education and Sport Activity 13.7 19.1
Processing of Petroleum, Coking, Processing of Nucleus Fuel -8.3 6.7
Manufacture of Chemical Raw Material and Chemical Products -3.3 10.6
Manufacture of Medicines 16.2 17.5
Manufacture of Chemical Fibers -5.3 1.4
Manufacture of Rubber 0.7 12.8
Manufacture of Plastics 9.7 14.1
Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products 11.6 17.6
Manufacture and Processing of Ferrous Metals -6.3 9.1
Manufacture and Processing of Non-Ferrous Metals 0.5 12.6
Manufacture of Metal Products 8.3 16
Manufacture of General Purpose Machinery 8 18.4
Manufacture of Special Purpose Machinery 19.4 21.3
Manufacture of Transport Equipment 3.6 16.7
Manufacture of Electrical Machinery and Equipment 12.5 18.4
Manufacture of Communication Equipment, Computer and Other Electronic Equipment -0.2 13
Manufacture of Measuring Instruments and Machinery for Cultural Activity and Office Work 1.9 13.7
Manufacture of Artwork and Other Manufacture 4.5 10.3
Recycling and Disposal of Waste 33.4 28.2
Production and Supply of Electric Power and Heat Power -1.1 9.1
Production and Supply of Gas 5.6 27
Production and Supply of Water 5.1 4.9
Total 5.4 13.7