National Bureau of Statistics: From January to May, the cost of every 100 yuan of operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size was 84.95 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.59 yuan.

The chief statistician of the Industry Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, Yu Weining, interpreted the industrial enterprise profit data from January to May 2026. The unit cost of industrial enterprises has decreased and profitability has continued to improve. From January to May, the cost per 100 yuan of operating income for industrial enterprises above designated size was 84.95 yuan, a decrease of 0.59 yuan year-on-year. The unit cost of industrial enterprises has been decreasing for five consecutive months this year. From January to May, the operating income profit margin of industrial enterprises above designated size was 5.56%, an increase of 0.63 percentage points year-on-year, reaching the highest cumulative level since 2024.