[National Bureau of Statistics: In August, the output of industrial crude oil above the designated size was 18.43 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%] On September 15, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in August, the output of industrial crude oil above the designated size was 18.43 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%, and the growth rate was the same as in July; the average daily output was 595,000 tons. From January to August, the output of industrial crude oil above designated size was 146.39 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%. In August, the processing volume of industrial crude oil above designated size was 59.07 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 6.9%, and the decline was 8.9 percentage points narrower than that in July; the average daily processing volume was 1.906 million tons. From January to August, the processing volume of industrial crude oil above designated size was 456.12 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 6.6%.