The data tracks profits from firms that report more than 20 million yuan (US$2.98 million) in revenue from their main business, and it is divided into private and public sector companies. Photo: Reuters
Economy /  China Economy

China’s economic concerns mount as industrial profits crash to lowest since 2011

  • Industrial profits stood at 708 billion yuan (US$105.4 billion) for January and February, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics
  • Manufacturing profits fell by 15.7 per cent year-on-year, with profits from oil processing companies collapsing 70.4 per cent
Topic |   China economy
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Finbarr Bermingham and Karen Yeung

Updated: 10:05pm, 27 Mar, 2019

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The data tracks profits from firms that report more than 20 million yuan (US$2.98 million) in revenue from their main business, and it is divided into private and public sector companies. Photo: Reuters
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Finbarr Bermingham

Finbarr Bermingham

Finbarr Bermingham has been reporting on Asian trade since 2014. Prior to this, he covered global trade and economics in London. He joined the Post in 2018, before which he was Asia Editor at Global Trade Review and Trade Correspondent for the International Business Times.

Karen Yeung

Karen Yeung

Karen Yeung joined the Post in 2017 after more than 15 years' experience on global newswires in Hong Kong and Shanghai. She spent eight years in Shanghai and has received awards for best feature, analysis and agenda-setting.