CCTV News: Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the 27th showed that in the first quarter, the total profit of large-scale industrial enterprises across the country was 1509.36 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%. The profits of industrial enterprises have increased from decline, the profit support role of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing industries is obvious, and the quality and efficiency of industrial economic development continue to improve.

In the first quarter, among the 41 major industrial industries, 24 industries increased year-on-year profits, with a growth rate of nearly 60%; among them, the manufacturing industry improved significantly, with profits growing by 7.6% in the first quarter, accelerating by 2.8 percentage points from January to February. Among them, the equipment manufacturing industry has become an important support for profit growth. In particular, profits in industries such as railways, ships, aerospace, instruments, and special equipment have grown rapidly.

In addition, in the first quarter, profits of high-tech manufacturing also improved significantly, from a year-on-year decrease of 5.8% from January to February to a growth of 3.5%; among which, the growth rate in March reached 14.3%. From an industry perspective, in the context of rapid development of the aerospace industry, profits of aerospace and equipment manufacturing increased by 23.9%; innovation in the field of artificial intelligence continues to advance, driving the profit growth of industries such as intelligent consumer equipment manufacturing, electronic industry special equipment manufacturing, and electronic device manufacturing all exceeding 55%; the high-quality development effect of medical devices has emerged, driving the profits of medical instruments and equipment manufacturing increased by 12.5%.

Driven by policies such as consumer goods trade-in, the profits of wearable smart device manufacturing, assisted vehicle manufacturing, and household kitchen appliance manufacturing increased by 78.8%, 65.8%, and 21.7%, respectively. The profits of electronic circuit manufacturing and household power equipment special accessories manufacturing in related chain industries have achieved rapid growth in double-digit numbers.

Many film and television companies have performed well, with net profits growing by nearly 7 times in the first quarter. The film market continues to be booming, and the performance of many film and television companies has experienced significant growth in the first quarter.

Data shows that the box office in the first quarter was 24.387 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 49.08%; the number of viewers was 520 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 43.07%; the average ticket price was 46.9 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.21%. In addition, the box office of the 2025 Spring Festival (January 28 to February 4) was 9.51 billion yuan and the number of viewers was 187 million, creating a new record of box office and viewers in the Spring Festival.

Data shows that as of now, a total of 9 film and television companies have released their first quarter reports, and 7 of them have achieved year-on-year performance growth. Among them, the first quarter report of 2025 released by Light Media, a producer of Nezha 2, showed that the company's revenue in the quarter was 2.975 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 177.87%; net profit was 2.016 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 374.79%. In addition, the film and television company Happiness Blue Ocean, which released its first quarter report, had a net profit attributable to shareholders of 70.5301 million yuan in the first quarter, an increase of 694.06% year-on-year.

Yang Aili, chief analyst of the media Internet industry of CITIC Construction Investment Securities, said: "Domestic film companies have also paid more attention to and paid more attention to their long-term expansion capabilities, or the creation of long-term influence. The overseas distribution of Chinese films will gradually become a business direction that various listed companies pay more and more attention to."

China Railway Group: National sea-rail transport commercial vehicles increased by 33.62% year-on-year in the first quarter

The reporter learned from China Railway Group that the national railway sea-rail transport commercial vehicles increased by 33.62% year-on-year in the first quarter. The railway department has played an important role in participating in international market competition through new measures such as building digital platforms and "one-order" services.

In recent days, more than 2,000 overseas auto merchants from more than 100 countries and regions gathered at the 2025 Shanghai International Auto Show. What attracted them the most were the domestic new energy vehicles of different brands.

The ability of Chinese automobiles to go overseas to achieve on-time delivery is inseparable from the accelerated advancement of my country's modern railway logistics system. As one of the world's largest automobile export ports, Shanghai Port accounts for one-third of my country's total commercial vehicle exports. To this end, the Shanghai Bureau of China Railway and China Railway Special Cargo Company have established a 72-hour dynamic monitoring mechanism for the arrival of the port, accurately connect with the port shipment period, and improve transportation efficiency through the digital platform of railway-sea, road-rail and railway intermodal transport and new "one-order" service measures.

At the same time, the Shanghai Bureau of the China Railway Corporation has continued to increase the construction of railway logistics bases and dedicated lines in key areas of the Yangtze River Delta. At present, 162 modern logistics freight yards, including Wuhu Tower Bridge, Hangzhou North, Hefei Paihe, and 417 enterprise-specific lines have been built, providing efficient and fast transportation guarantees for China's accelerated "going to sea" for the transportation of commercial vehicles in my country.

In the first quarter, China's entire industry's foreign direct investment was US$40.9 billion

Data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that in the first quarter of this year, China's entire industry's foreign direct investment was US$40.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%, of which foreign non-financial direct investment was US$35.68 billion, a growth of 4.4%. The new contracts signed by China's foreign contracting projects amounted to US$58.67 billion, an increase of 26%.

In the first quarter of this year, China's wind and light installed capacity historically exceeded thermal power. Data released by the National Energy Administration on the 25th showed that in the first quarter of this year, China's wind power photovoltaic power generation had a total of 74.33 million kilowatts, with a cumulative installed capacity of 1.482 billion kilowatts, exceeding thermal power installed capacity for the first time. Since the beginning of this year, the proportion of coal-fired power installed capacity in all provinces across the country has dropped to below 50%, and the green energy supply continues to strengthen.