China: Industrial Enterprise Product Sales Ratio (YoY)

Macro

2026-08-17

Description

China's industrial product sales rate is released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This indicator is usually used to evaluate the market demand trends of industrial products and the ability of industrial enterprises to adapt to the market. Generally speaking, when the annual growth rate of sales rate is positive, it usually means that market demand is stable and sales are good; if it is negative, it may indicate that market demand is weak or product backlog has worsened.

Note: Industrial product sales rate = industrial sales revenue/total industrial output value

Published by
National Bureau of Statistics of China (Choice)
Frequency
Monthly
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AI Data Insight

According to DataTrack data, the year-on-year growth rate of China's latest (Q3 2026) industrial sales-to-output ratio dropped to -0.6%, plunging sharply from the previous 0.8% (Q2 2026) and turning from positive to negative. Officials and institutions point out that while exports from high-tech manufacturing remain strong, the domestic "poor linkage between production and sales" and shrinking investment pose severe challenges to overall industrial recovery.

AI Data Insight

According to DataTrack data, the year-on-year growth rate of China's latest (Q3 2026) industrial sales-to-output ratio dropped to -0.6%, plunging sharply from the previous 0.8% (Q2 2026) and turning from positive to negative. Officials and institutions point out that while exports from high-tech manufacturing remain strong, the domestic "poor linkage between production and sales" and shrinking investment pose severe challenges to overall industrial recovery.

Description

China's industrial product sales rate is released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This indicator is usually used to evaluate the market demand trends of industrial products and the ability of industrial enterprises to adapt to the market. Generally speaking, when the annual growth rate of sales rate is positive, it usually means that market demand is stable and sales are good; if it is negative, it may indicate that market demand is weak or product backlog has worsened.

Note: Industrial product sales rate = industrial sales revenue/total industrial output value

Published by
National Bureau of Statistics of China (Choice)
Frequency
Monthly
Next Update