US EditionChinese industrial profit rises in 2025, first time in four years
China's industrial profits rose 0.6% in 2025, driven by a 5.3% December increase and strong manufacturing and export growth, ending a three-year decline.
- Last year, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported industrial profits rose 0.6%, accelerating from a 0.1% gain through November, marking the first annual increase in four years.
- Last month, export-oriented manufacturers helped support industrial profits, which climbed 5.3% year on year, reversing a decline in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
- Producer-Price declines eased in December as ferrous metals smelting and rolling firms' profits nearly tripled and non-ferrous metal firms climbed 21.6%, while China's auto industry returned to profit on overseas sales.
- Markets responded with gains: the Hang Seng Index added 13.1% to 27,055.65, supported by Chinese industrial profit data, while Beijing policymakers signaled measures to boost household spending.
- Persistent deflation and weak consumption remain as producer prices and consumer demand headwinds; foreign-invested companies posted a 4.2 increase, while SOEs declined 3.9%, and Guangdong set a cautious growth range after 3.9% GDP growth.
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