A breakdown of sub-sectors shows manufacturing recorded the largest increase at 10.6%, followed by 10.2% in electricity generation and transmission.
The IIP for water supply and waste treatment went up 7.4% while the mining sector climbed 2.5%.
Several of sectors with a high IIP in the eight months of 2019 were coke and refined petroleum products at 40.9%, metal production at 40.2% and metal ore mining at 19.3%.
In the meantime, the production of electronics, computers and optical products increased by a meagre 3.8% compared with 17% recorded during the same period of 2018.As of August 1, the number of workers in industrial enterprises rose 1.7% against the previous month and 1.5% year on year.
Job numbers in the state sector declined by 1.9% while those at domestic private companies and foreign-invested firms edged up by 0.5% and 2.5% respectively.
