The total number of Chinese manufacturing enterprises has exceeded 6 million

According to Xinhua News Agency, the National Organization Unified Social Credit Code Data Service Center has statistics that the total number of Chinese manufacturing enterprises has exceeded 6 million.

This was learned by the reporter from the State Administration for Market Regulation on the 23rd. Data show that from January to August 2024, the number of Chinese manufacturing enterprises showed a steady growth trend. The eastern region has obvious advantages in industrial concentration and industrial chain maturity, and the total number of manufacturing enterprises accounts for the highest proportion. The central region has unique location advantages in connecting the east and the west and connecting the north and the south, and the number of manufacturing enterprises has increased the most.

The scale and quality of my country’s manufacturing enterprises have gradually improved, and the effect of national policies to promote the optimization and upgrading of the economic structure has begun to emerge.

According to statistics, as of August 31, 2024, the total number of Chinese manufacturing enterprises reached 6.03 million, an increase of 5.53% compared with the end of 2023, of which 515,300 enterprises related to strategic emerging industries accounted for 8.55% of the total number of manufacturing enterprises, an increase of 6.35% compared with the end of 2023.

Among them, the total number of manufacturing enterprises in the eastern region is 3.872 million, accounting for 64.21% of the total number of manufacturing enterprises in my country. The total number of manufacturing enterprises in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei and other five provinces is 3.3905 million, accounting for 56.22% of the total number of manufacturing enterprises in my country.

The total number of manufacturing enterprises in the central region is 1.1339 million, accounting for 18.8% of the total number of manufacturing enterprises in my country. From January to August 2024, 69,700 new manufacturing enterprises were added in the central region, an increase of 6.55% compared with the end of 2023, the largest increase compared with other regions.

The total number of manufacturing enterprises in the western region is 755,900, accounting for 12.54% of the total number of manufacturing enterprises in my country. From January to August 2024, 37,600 new manufacturing enterprises were added in the western region, an increase of 5.23% compared with the end of 2023.

The total number of manufacturing enterprises in the northeast region is 268,300, accounting for 4.45% of the total number of manufacturing enterprises in my country. From January to August 2024, the Northeast region added 9,900 new manufacturing enterprises, an increase of 3.87% compared with the end of 2023.