CCTV News: Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on April 27 showed that in the first quarter of this year, as the policy effect continued to be released, the profits of industrial enterprises were driven from decline to increase, and the profit support role of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing industries was obvious, and the quality and efficiency of industrial economic development continued to improve.
In the first quarter of this year, industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide achieved operating income of 32.14 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%, accelerating from January to February. Create favorable conditions for corporate profit recovery. In the first quarter, the total profit of large-scale industrial enterprises reached 1509.36 billion yuan, from a year-on-year decrease of 0.8% over the previous year, reversing the trend of continued decline in the cumulative profits of enterprises since the third quarter of last year.
Equipment manufacturing industry has become an important support for profit growth. In the first quarter, the profits of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 6.4% year-on-year, accelerating by 1.0 percentage points from January to February. High-tech manufacturing leads high-quality development. In the first quarter, profits in industries such as aerospace and equipment manufacturing, intelligent consumer equipment manufacturing, etc. increased by 23.9% and 63.7% respectively.
In the first quarter of this year, 190 million passengers were transported by civil aviation in the first quarter of this year
The Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that in the first quarter of this year, the entire civil aviation industry completed a total passenger transport of 190 million, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%; the total transportation turnover volume was 38.59 billion tons and kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%; a total of 1.581 million flights of various types were guaranteed, with an average of 17,564 flights per day.
Civil Aviation Administration of China: It is expected that the number of civil aviation passengers during the May Day holiday will hit a record high in the same period.
The flight plan for the May Day holiday released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China on the morning of the 27th showed that during the May Day holiday, the number of civil aviation passengers is expected to reach 10.75 million, with an average daily average of 2.15 million, an increase of 8% year-on-year, and is expected to hit a record high in the same period. During this year's May Day holiday, domestic civil aviation passenger sources were mainly concentrated in the backbone routes between the four major urban agglomerations of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao and Chengdu-Chongqing. As of now, the number of passengers booked between Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, as well as between Beijing, Shenzhen and Chengdu has the highest number of passengers. In addition, the booking demand for branch routes to tourist destinations such as Xishuangbanna, Lhasa, Lijiang, Kashgar, and Hotan is also relatively concentrated. In terms of international routes, it is expected that both passenger transport and flight volume will reach the highest peak since the second quarter. Travel destinations are mainly concentrated in traditional tourist cities in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. At the same time, as the policy of facilitation of entry and transit visas continues to be optimized, service measures such as "buy and refund" for departure tax refunds are gradually promoted. It is expected that the number of incoming foreign passengers will continue to increase, driving the further increase of flights from foreign airlines.
The overall scale of China's nuclear power has jumped to the world's first place for the first time
On April 27, the China Nuclear Energy Industry Association released the blue book "China Nuclear Energy Development Report 2025". Up to now, China has a total of 102 nuclear power units under operation, construction and approved construction, with an installed capacity of 113 million kilowatts, and the overall scale of nuclear power has jumped to the world's first place for the first time.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has exceeded 10 million inbound and outbound passengers this year
As of April 27, the number of inbound and outbound passengers through the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge exceeded 10 million in 2025, an increase of more than 18.9% year-on-year, breaking the fastest record of the number of passengers exceeding 10 million in one year since the port was opened, 25 days earlier than in 2024. According to statistics, since the beginning of this year, the daily passenger flow of the port has exceeded 100,000 or more days to 30 days, twice that of the same period last year.
The offline exhibition of the second phase of the 137th Canton Fair ended
April 27 is the last day of the second phase of the 137th Canton Fair. There are 10,313 offline exhibition companies in the second phase of the Canton Fair, an increase of 273 from the previous session. Among them, there are more than 2,400 high-quality and characteristic exhibitors such as specialized and new "little giants", manufacturing single champions, and national-level high-tech enterprises. A total of about 167,000 exhibits were displayed offline, which is the most numerous of the three periods of the Canton Fair. A large number of enterprises that lead industry development, promote industrial upgrading, and promote green innovation have become the best choice for global merchants.
