[The added value of China's manufacturing industry accounted for 25.7% of GDP in the first three quarters] On October 19, Mao Shengyong, spokesman and deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that the added value of China's manufacturing industry increased by 5.6% in the first three quarters, accounting for 25.7% of GDP, a year-on-year increase of 0.6 percentage points. Judging from the trends in the first three quarters, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the third quarter increased by 5.1% year-on-year, 0.4 percentage points faster than the second quarter, with an increase of 0.5% in September. Since the beginning of this year, equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing have continued to maintain rapid growth. The year-on-year growth rates in the first three quarters have accelerated by 0.9 and 1.0 percentage points respectively compared with the first half of the year. Their proportions in industrial added value have increased to 37.6% and 18.3% respectively. They are the key force leading the transformation and high-quality development of industrial industries.