Profit at Chinese state industry rises with virus recovery
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Total revenue for national-level companies rose 2.2% over 2019 to 30.3 trillion yuan, according to Peng Huagang, secretary general of the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Profit at 24 national-level state companies rose by more than 25% over 2019 and two had profit of more than 100 billion yuan, Peng said, without identifying them or giving other details. Revenue growth accelerated to 11.7% over a year earlier in December as China’s economy rebounded, reaching a record 3.7 trillion yuan, Peng said.