<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>[BEIJING] China’s industry ministry expects output of large industrial companies to have increased 5.9 per cent in 2025 compared with 2024, state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday (Dec 26).</p><p>That would be a slight pickup on 5.8 per cent growth in 2024 but below the 6 per cent pace of the first eleven months of 2025, based on data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.</p><p>Industrial output, which covers industrial firms with annual revenue of at least US$2.85 million, recorded growth of 4.8 per cent in November, the weakest monthly year-on-year rise since August 2024.</p><p>Waning economic growth has prompted some analysts to call for new government efforts to shore up domestic demand and address the prolonged property crisis, and for the manufacturing giant to reduce its reliance on exports.</p><p>Chinese policymakers have acknowledged the need to balance supply and demand, and have pledged fiscal measures to boost consumption and investment next year.  REUTERS</p></div></div>

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<p>China's industry ministry anticipates a 5.9% growth in industrial output for large companies in 2025, slightly up from 5.8% in 2024. This growth is below the 6% pace of the first eleven months of 2025. Analysts suggest government action to boost domestic demand and address the property crisis. Policymakers plan fiscal measures to enhance consumption and investment.</p>

- China’s industry ministry projects a 5.9 percent increase in output for large industrial companies in 2025, up from 5.8 percent in 2024.  
- The increase comes despite a decline in growth to 4.8 percent in November, highlighting ongoing economic challenges and prompting calls for government intervention to stimulate domestic demand.  
- Policymakers recognize the need to improve fiscal measures to enhance consumption and investment amidst the ongoing property crisis.

China expects industrial output to have grown 5.9% in 2025