[National Bureau of Statistics: From January to August, the profits of the raw material manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 47.3% year-on-year] 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, and the raw material manufacturing industry achieved rapid growth. From January to August, the profits of the raw material manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 47.3% year-on-year, driving the profit growth of all industrial enterprises above designated size by 6.2 percentage points. From an industry perspective, international crude oil and non-ferrous metal prices have risen, driving improvements in the efficiency of related industries. The profits of the chemical industry increased by 51.0%; the profits of the non-ferrous industry increased by 82.9%; the petroleum processing industry turned losses into profits year-on-year, achieving a total profit of 56.29 billion yuan.