[National Bureau of Statistics: Electronics industry profits increased 1.1 times year-on-year from January to August, contributing 62.0% to the profit growth of all industrial enterprises above designated size] On September 28, Yu Weining, chief statistician of the Industrial Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, interpreted the profit data of industrial enterprises from January to August 2026. The electronics industry has significantly contributed to profit growth. The application of new technologies represented by artificial intelligence has accelerated its expansion, driving the expansion of demand in related fields and promoting the rapid growth of profits in the electronics industry. From January to August, the profits of the electronics industry increased 1.1 times year-on-year, contributing 62.0% to the profit growth of all industrial enterprises above designated size. It is an important support for the rapid growth of profits of industrial enterprises above designated size. Among them, emerging scenarios such as new energy vehicles, the Internet of Things, and computing power centers have driven increased demand for chips. The profits of the related optoelectronic device manufacturing and semiconductor discrete device manufacturing industries have increased by 72.0% and 51.8% respectively. The rapid development of electronic basic raw materials has driven the profits of electronic special materials manufacturing and electronic circuit manufacturing industries to increase by 2.3 times and 49.1% respectively.