[National industrial sales revenue increased by 7.3% year-on-year in the first eight months of this year] On September 21, the latest invoice data released by the State Administration of Taxation showed that in the first eight months of this year, national industrial sales revenue increased steadily, the cultivation of new productivity was accelerated, and the sales revenue of equipment manufacturing and high-tech industries increased significantly. Invoice data shows that from January to August, the industrial economy made steady progress, with industrial sales revenue increasing by 7.3% year-on-year. Among them, the sales revenue of the mining, manufacturing, electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries increased by 8.3%, 7.5% and 5% year-on-year respectively, all maintaining a rapid growth trend. The equipment manufacturing industry continued to play the role of "ballast stone", with sales revenue increasing by 10.1% year-on-year. In particular, sales revenue from computer communication equipment manufacturing, electrical machinery equipment manufacturing, and instrumentation manufacturing increased by 18.8%, 14%, and 14.1% year-on-year respectively. At the same time, the cultivation of new productive forces is accelerated. From January to August, the sales revenue of high-tech industries increased by 15.7% year-on-year. Among them, the sales revenue of high-tech manufacturing increased by 18.9% year-on-year, especially the sales revenue of artificial intelligence-related integrated circuits, smart vehicle equipment and other industries increased by 67.7% and 38.8% year-on-year respectively. In addition, the integration of data and reality continues to deepen. From January to August, the sales revenue of the core industries of the digital economy increased by 9% year-on-year. In particular, the sales revenue of the digital product manufacturing industry and the digital product service industry increased by 16.6% and 11.1% year-on-year respectively, reflecting the continued improvement of the level of digital industrialization. The amount of digital technology purchased by enterprises across the country increased by 8.6% year-on-year. In particular, the manufacturing industry has increased investment in digital transformation, and the amount of digital technology purchased increased by 17.1% year-on-year. (CCTV News)