In 2005, the total added value of the industrial sector was 7.619 trillion yuan, up 11.4 percent over the previous year. The added value of state-owned industrial enterprises and non-state enterprises with annual sales revenue more than 500 million yuan (enterprises above designated size) was 6.6425 trillion yuan, up 16.4 percent. The sales ratio of industrial enterprises was 98.1 percent, maintaining the same level as in 2004.

In 2005, the total output of primary energy reached 2.06 billion tons of standard coal equivalent, up 9.5 percent over the previous year. The electricity generated in the whole year was 2.4747 trillion kwh, an increase of 12.3 percent. The output of coal was 2.19 billion tons, up 9.9 percent; and that of crude oil reached 181 million tons, up 2.8 percent.

In 2005, among major raw material products, the output of crude steel stood at 352 million tons, up 24.6 percent; rolled steel, 397 million tons, up 24.1 percent; and cement, 1.06 billion tons, up 10 percent. The production of 10 kinds of nonferrous metals went up 13.2 percent. Output of major chemical products including sulfuric acid, soda ash, caustic soda, ethylene increased from 9.9 percent to 21.4 percent.

In 2005, the production of motor vehicles reached 5.7 million units, an increase of 12.1 percent. Of this total, the production of cars reached 2.77million units, up 19.7 percent.

Among industrial enterprises above designated size, profits of state-owned and state-holding enterprises stood at 644.7 billion yuan, up 17.4 percent; and that of collective enterprises was 55.1 billion yuan, up 32 percent. Profits made by joint-stock enterprise reached 742.0 billion yuan, up 28.7 percent; that of enterprises invested by foreigners or people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan stood at 396.7 billion yuan, up 6.9 percent, and that of private enterprises was 197.5 billion yuan, up 47.3 percent.

In 2005, the added value of construction enterprises throughout China was 1,001.8 billion yuan, rising 11.9 percent over the previous year. Profits made by construction enterprises with qualification certificates through general contracts and specialized contracts reached 81.8 billion yuan, up 13.8 percent, with their taxes paid reaching 109.9 billion yuan, up 17.4 percent.