on June 15, the cement output in May was 196.38 million tons, down 0.4% from the same period last year; the cement output from January to May was 771.41 million tons, up 1.9% from the same period last year.
In May, the added value of industries above scale increased by 3.5% year-on-year (the growth rate of added value is the real growth rate after deducting price factors). On a month-on-month basis, in May, the value added of industries above designated size increased by 0.63% over the previous month. From January to May, the added value of industries above scale increased by 3.6% year-on-year.