Among sectors, manufacturing and processing rose by 10% year-on-year; mining increased by 7.6%; water supply, waste and wastewater management and treatment grew by 7.1%; and electricity production and distribution expanded by 10.9%.
The Statistics Office noted that several key industrial products recorded strong growth in the first four months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, including motorcycles (up 33.3%), processed seafood (22.5%), automobiles (22.4%), rolled steel (17.0%), steel bars and angle steel (15.8%), beer (15.5%) and chemical paint (14.7%).
In addition, the production index of several key second-level industries posted notable increases year-on-year, such as chemicals and chemical products (20.6%), basic metals (18.7%), other non-metallic mineral products (17.9%), motor vehicles (17.0%), beverages (15.9%), furniture (12.5%), food processing (11.8%), paper and paper products as well as textiles (both 9.6%), rubber and plastic products (9.1%), and electronic, computer and optical products (8.4%).
Conversely, the IIP of some sectors recorded lower growth or declines compared with the same period last year, though these did not significantly affect overall industrial growth. These included leather and related products (up 4.4%), coal mining (down 5.3%), and other transport equipment (down 0.9%).
The industrial production index in the first four months of 2026 increased in all 34 localities compared with the same period last year. Several localities recorded strong growth thanks to manufacturing and processing, as well as electricity production and distribution. Meanwhile, some areas saw lower growth due to weaker performance in manufacturing, mining, and electricity production and distribution.
The number of employees working in industrial enterprises as of April 1, 2026 increased by 1.1% compared with the previous month and by 3.6% year-on-year. Of these, employment in state-owned enterprises rose by 0.2% both month-on-month and year-on-year; in non-state enterprises increased by 1.1% month-on-month but decreased by 0.1% year-on-year; and in foreign-invested enterprises rose by 1.2% month-on-month and by 5.1% year-on-year.
