Recently, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size from January to August 2022. During the same period, Zhu Hong, senior statistician of the Industry Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, interpreted the data.

According to the data, from January to August, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide reached 5.53 trillion yuan, down 2.1% year on year.

From January to August, among the 41 major industrial sectors, the total profit of 16 industries increased year on year, while that of 25 industries decreased.

At the end of August, the assets of industrial enterprises above designated size totaled 150.99 trillion yuan, up 9.6% year on year; Total liabilities amounted to 85.76 trillion yuan, up 10.0%; Total owner's equity was 65.23 trillion yuan, up 9.2%; The asset-liability ratio was 56.8%, up 0.2 percentage points year on year.

From January to August, the cost of industrial enterprises above designated size per 100 yuan of operating income was 84.83 yuan, an increase of 1.04 yuan year-on-year; The expense per 100 yuan of operating income was 7.91 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.51 yuan.

At the end of August, the operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size per 100 yuan of assets was 89.9 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.4 yuan; The per capita operating income was 1.762 million yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 15.3 million yuan; The turnover days of finished goods inventory was 18.3 days, with a year-on-year increase of 0.8 days; The average recovery period of accounts receivable was 54.4 days, an increase of 2.9 days year-on-year.

The profit changes of industrial enterprises from January to August showed the following main characteristics:

First, the revenue of industrial enterprises kept growing and the profit structure improved. With the fall in the price of some commodities, the upstream and downstream structure of industrial enterprises' profits has improved significantly, the profit decline of equipment manufacturing industry has narrowed for four consecutive months, and the profit of power industry has continued to rise. In August, among the 41 major industrial sectors, 27 industries saw their profits grow faster than the previous month, or the rate of decline was narrowed, and changed from decline to increase, accounting for more than 60%, most of which were middle and downstream industries.

Second, the margin of profit decline in the equipment manufacturing industry has narrowed significantly, and the proportion of profit has increased. With the further smooth supply chain of the industrial chain, the profit growth of the equipment manufacturing industry has recovered significantly. From January to August, the profit of equipment manufacturing industry decreased by 2.0% year-on-year, 3.7 percentage points lower than that of January to July, and the proportion of profit in industries above designated size increased by about 5.0 percentage points from the beginning of the year.

Third, the profit of the power industry has improved significantly. The continuous recovery of industrial production combined with the impact of high temperature weather led to a strong demand for electricity. The growth rate of power generation accelerated month by month and rose to the highest level in recent years, driving the rapid recovery of profits in the power industry. In August, the profit of the power industry increased 1.58 times year-on-year, 111.8 percentage points faster than that of the previous month.

Fourth, the profitability of the consumer goods manufacturing industry has improved. With the continuous release of the effect of consumption promotion policies, the market demand has rebounded, and the profits of most consumer goods industries have improved. In August, the year-on-year decline in the profit of consumer goods manufacturing industry was significantly narrower than that of the previous month, and the profit situation improved.

Fifthly, the monthly profit of foreign-funded enterprises changed from decline to increase, and the profit decline of small and micro enterprises narrowed. In August, among industrial enterprises above designated size, the revenue growth of enterprises invested by foreign investors and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan merchants accelerated, and the profit increased by 6.0% from a year-on-year decline last month; The profit of small and micro enterprises decreased by 4.1% year on year, and the decline was narrowed compared with that of last month. The profit recovery was better than that of all industries.