中国经济在八月保持稳定的表现
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China’s economy maintained its steady momentum in August despite external uncertainties, with solid progress continuing to be made in high-quality development, official data showed Monday.
本周一官方公布的数据显示，尽管外部存在诸多不确定的因素，但中国经济维持着稳步发展的势头，进步显著，继续维持高质量的发展。
The country has witnessed steady advancement in economic operation, with growth rates of major indicators such as production, retail sales and employment for the January-August period all broadly in line with that of the first seven months of 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
国家统计局（NBS)表示，根据2025年前七个月的数据，中国已见证着经济运行的稳步进步，重大指数都呈现出增长的比率，如一月至八月的产量、零售和就业，总体碾压。
Domestic demand continued to expand, the NBS said. In the first eight months of 2025, retail sales of consumer goods rose 4.6 percent from a year earlier, while service consumption, such as tourism and live performances, was particularly active. In the January-August period, service retail sales grew by 5.1 percent — faster than that of goods.
In the industrial sector, the value-added output of major industrial enterprises rose by 5.2 percent year on year in August. The manufacturing sector performed well, recording a 5.7-percent increase in value-added output.
Fu Linghui, a spokesperson with the NBS, said with artificial intelligence thriving and digital empowerment accelerating — rapid expansion has been witnessed in relevant sectors.
In August, the value-added output of manufacturing of smart vehicle equipment, electronic components and equipment, as well as integrated circuits, had increased by 17.7 percent, 13.1 percent and 23.5 percent year on year, respectively, Fu revealed.
On the job front, China’s surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in August, up 0.1 percent from July.