In the January-September period this year, the 80 medium-size and large shipbuilding enterprises in China realized an aggregate gross industrial output value of RMB 284.35 billion ($42.9 billion), down 6.9 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 110.3 billion ($16.6 billion) in value, down 9.0 percent year on year.
In the January-September period, the shipbuilding enterprises recorded an aggregate operating revenue of RMB 212.5 billion ($32.1 billion), down 12.0 percent, and a total gross profit of RMB 1.1 billion ($0.17 billion), decreasing by 55 percent, both year on year.