In the third quarter, the country's GDP expanded 4.8 percent year-on-year, according to the NBS.
Industrial output up 6.5% in Sept
China's industrial sector maintained upward momentum and saw continuous improvements in the quality of growth in the first three quarters of this year, the NBS said.
The country's value-added industrial output rose by 6.2 percent year-on-year from January to September, according to data released by the NBS.
In September alone, the industrial output expanded 6.5 percent year-on-year, accelerating from a 5.2-percent rise in August.
The industrial output is used to measure the activity of large enterprises, each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about $2.82 million).
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A breakdown of the data showed that the manufacturing sector's value-added output increased by 7.3 percent year-on-year last month, while that of mining grew by 6.4 percent. The value-added output of the electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply sector rose by 0.6 percent.
According to Wang Xin, an official with the NBS, the industrial sector still faces challenges such as weak effective demand and subdued corporate profitability.
In the next phase, Wang said, China will intensify efforts to build a new development paradigm, accelerate the commercialization of scientific research outcomes, and expand high-quality supply, fostering new drivers for domestic demand and bolstering the foundation for stable industrial expansion.
The industrial output is used to measure the activity of large enterprises, each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about $2.82 million).
A breakdown of the data showed that the manufacturing sector's value-added output increased by 7.3 percent year-on-year last month, while that of mining grew by 6.4 percent. The value-added output of the electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply sector rose by 0.6 percent.
Retail sales hit 36.59 trillon yuan
China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 4.5 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2025, according to the NBS.
The country's retail sales of consumer goods totaled 36.5877 trillion yuan (about $5.16 trillion) during the period, data from the NBS showed.
The growth rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than that during the same period last year, said Yu Jianxun, an official with the NBS.
In September, retail sales rose 3 percent year-on-year.
Service output up 5.4% in first three quarters
China's value-added service output went up 5.4 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2025, data from the NBS showed Monday.
In this period, the service sector accounted for 58.4 percent of China's gross domestic product, up 0.8 percentage points year on year, and contributed 60.7 percent to the country's economic growth.
The index gauging the country's service industry output rose 5.6 percent year-on-year in September, maintaining rapid growth, said Peng Yongtao, an official with the NBS.
