National Bureau of Statistics: From January to August, driven by the steady progress of industrial production and the expansion of industrial product price increases, the operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.6% year-on-year, driving the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size to increase by 15.7% year-on-year. The cumulative growth rate this year has maintained double-digit growth. Looking at the three major categories, the profits of the mining industry increased by 35.1%, the profits of the manufacturing industry increased by 17.4%, and the profits of the electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industry decreased by 12.0%. In August, affected by the higher base in the same period last year, the profit growth rate of industrial enterprises above designated size fell back, with a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. From the perspective of gross profit calculated from operating income minus operating costs, the gross profit of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 7.5%, 1.9 percentage points faster than the previous month.