In the January-May period this year, the 80 medium-size and large shipbuilding enterprises in China realized an aggregate gross industrial output value of RMB 149.0 billion ($21.9 billion), down 7.7 percent year on year, according to the figures released by the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI).
In the given period, the shipbuilding enterprises in question achieved aggregate exports totaling RMB 59.3 billion ($8.72 billion) in value, down 10.8 percent year on year.
In the January-May period, the shipbuilding enterprises recorded an aggregate operating revenue of RMB 109.6 billion ($16.12 billion), down 7.2 percent, and a total gross profit of RMB 1.5 billion ($0.22 billion), decreasing by 7.2 percent, both year on year.