This year, in the middle of the international financial crisis continues to accelerate the transformation of economic development mode, a series of policies and measures to maintain stable and rapid economic development role, the overall industrial economy continues to rebound in the second half of last year, good running posture, continue to move expected direction of macro regulation and control. In the low base last year, industrial production maintained a rapid growth, significantly enhance business efficiency, number of employees increased significantly, exports continued to improve. The main features of the industrial economy:

 In the first half, above-scale industrial added value increased 17.6 percent, an acceleration of 10.6 percentage points, down 2 percentage points from the first quarter, one quarter and second quarter growth of 19.6% and 15.9%, respectively; in 2008 compared to the base period, In the first half the past two years the average growth rate of 12.2%, of which one quarter and second quarter average growth rate of 12.1% and 12.4%. June, above-scale industrial added value increased 13.7% qoq growth rate down 2.8 percentage points, the largest monthly growth rate of decline since the month of the year. Which fell last year to improve the impact on monthly base month growth accounted for 2/3.

 Light basically stable, heavy growth accelerated decline. In the first half, light and heavy (above designated size, the same below) the added value up 13.6% and 19.4%, respectively, the growth rate slowed from the first quarter were 0.5 and 2.7 percentage points. June which light and heavy industry increased by 12% and 14.5%, respectively, last month dropped 1.6 and 3.3 percentage points. In 2008 compared to the base period, the first half of the last two years of light and heavy industry average growth rate was 10.9% and 12.8%, of which the average growth rate in June was 11.1% and 12.7%.

 High energy-consuming industry capacity curbed excessive release. After the State Council held a working meeting energy conservation, departments, regions increased the elimination of backward energy conservation efforts, six in the first half of high energy-consuming sector grew by 17.2%, down 2.4 percentage points from growth in the first quarter, the growth rate down 0.4 percentage points faster than the whole industry. Among them, petroleum processing, coking and nuclear fuel processing industry increased by 13.4 percent, chemical materials and chemical products increased by 18.5%, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry increased 17.7 percent, non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry increased by 19%, the first quarter were down 3.7,3.1,2 and 5.3 percentage points. June, six high-energy sector grew by 11.8 percent, down 4 percentage points from last month.

 In the western growth rate dropped faster than the eastern region. In the first half, the eastern, central and western regions, respectively, industrial added value increased by 16.7%, 20.7% and 17.6% growth the first quarter fell 1.6,2.3 and 2.6 percentage points. More than 20 provinces and cities nationwide scale industrial growth rate of over 20%. Major industrial provinces, Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Henan, Liaoning, an increase of 18.3%, 18.6%, 17.9%, 18.8%, 24.8% and 20%, respectively. In June, the eastern, central and western regions of industrial added value increased by 12.9%, 15.9% and 14.1%, respectively. 2.2,4.6 and 2.8 percentage points lower growth qoq respectively.

 Industrial exports continued to rise. In the first half, the industrial enterprises above designated size export value of 4.1275 trillion yuan, an increase of 28.4%, 3.3 percentage points higher than the first quarter growth rate, an increase of 8.5% over the same period in 2008; which in June grew 31.4%, higher than the May fell 0.4 percentage points. According to customs statistics, in the first half of China's foreign trade exports $ 1.3549 trillion, an increase of 43.1%, an increase of 5.8% over the same period in 2008, considering the depreciation of the dollar and other factors, still not fully recovered to the level before the global financial crisis over the same period; June foreign trade Exports grew by 43.9%, growth of 4.3%.

 Industrial investment to maintain steady growth. In the first half, industrial investment 4.0517 trillion yuan, an increase of 22% (an increase of 21.3% in June), down 6.7 percentage points over the same period last year, the first quarter fell 0.7 percentage points; among manufacturing investment 3.1109 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.9% (June grew by 25.1%), the first quarter fell 0.9 percentage points.

 Investment in energy-intensive industries slowed down. In the first half, six high energy-consuming industries investment 1.4634 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.3% year on year growth rate down 9.3 percentage points, 0.3 percentage points lower than the first quarter. Non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling industry, ferrous metal smelting and rolling industry grew by 34.2% and 9.4%, respectively, slower than the first quarter 7.8 and 12.6 percentage points; non-metallic mineral products industry grew 31 percent, 3.6 percentage points slower than the first quarter ; chemical materials and chemical products increased by 17.3%, the first quarter was 1 percentage point. In June, the six high energy-consuming industries investment growth of 14.6%, down 5.2 percentage points from the previous month.

 Industrial producer prices gained momentum started to slow down. In the first half, industrial producer prices rose 6 percent, which means of production, subsistence rose 7.5% and 1.3%, respectively. Raw materials, fuel and power purchase prices rose 10.8%, of which fuel and power prices rose 22.9%. June, industrial producer prices and raw materials, fuel and power purchase prices rose by 6.4% and 10.8%, respectively, the growth rate down 0.7 and 1.4 percentage points, respectively, during first appeared declined. Month, industrial producer prices and raw materials, fuel and power purchase prices were down 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively.

 Somewhat lower growth in industrial electricity. According to the China Electricity Council statistics, the first half of the country's industrial electricity consumption was 1.4933 trillion kwh (74.3% of the total electricity consumption of the first quarter increased 1.7 percentage points), representing an increase of 24.2%, an increase from the first quarter to fall 3.4 percentage points; which light electricity increased by 13.7%, 26.5% growth in electricity consumption of heavy, light and heavy proportion of 16.3:83.7 electricity, electricity proportion of heavy industry increased by 1.5 percentage points year on year. Manufacturing 1.1156 trillion kwh of electricity, an increase of 26%. June, the country's industrial electricity consumption grew by 15.7%, down 7.6 percentage points from the previous month (industrial electricity growth rate down 4.8 percentage points faster rate of decline in industrial added value); which light and heavy consumption increased by 13.4% and 16.1 respectively. % last month slowed 1.9 and 8.9 percentage points.

 Production and marketing basically stable. In the first half, the country's industrial products sales rate of 97.6%, up 0.4 percentage points over last year, the first quarter increased by 0.1 percentage points; which light and heavy industry sales rate was 97.2% and 97.8%, respectively. June, the country's industrial products sales rate of 97.5%, light industry sales rate of 96.8%, 0.5 percentage points lower than last month; heavy industry sales rate of 97.7%, unchanged from last month.

 Industrial enterprises to accelerate economic recovery. 1-5 months, above-scale industrial enterprises realized profits of 1.5396 trillion yuan, an increase of 81.6%, an increase of 38.1 percentage points lower than the January-February; turned over total taxes 1.1137 trillion yuan, an increase of 31.5%, an increase of 24.4 percentage points from the growth rate ; enterprises suffered losses totaling 99.9 billion yuan year on year reduction in losses, down 42.4%; corporate loss of 16.8%, up 6.1 percentage point narrowing. Among small and medium-scale enterprises realized profits of more than 969.6 billion yuan, 572.2 billion yuan total taxes paid, an increase of 72.2% and 28.7%, respectively; realized profits and taxes of 63% and 51.4%, respectively, above-scale industries.

 Business and employment conditions continue to improve. Industrial enterprises above designated size average number of employees 8,651 million, an increase of 540 million, an increase of 6.7%, accelerating 1.6 percentage points higher than January-February; number of small and medium enterprises which employed 6673 people, an increase of 439 million people, an increase o