In the January-August period this year, 88 medium-size and large shipbuilding enterprises in China realized an aggregate gross industrial output value of RMB 275.0 billion ($43.2 billion), up 4.3 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 recorded an aggregate export value of RMB 110.0 billion ($17.3 billion), down 1.4 percent year on year.
In the January-August period, the shipbuilding enterprises in question saw an aggregate operating revenue of RMB 189.0 billion ($29.7 billion), up 4.9 percent, and a total gross profit of RMB 2.9 billion ($0.46 billion), down 14.2 percent year on year.