Value-Added Output of Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry Rises 14% in First Four Months

[Market Dynamics] From January to April 2026, the value-added output of China's designated-size electronic information manufacturing industry increased by 14% year-on-year.

Key Trend: 14% Growth Leads General and High-Tech Manufacturing Sectors

The year-on-year growth rate of value-added output in the designated-size electronic information manufacturing industry was 8.4 and 1.4 percentage points higher than that of the overall industrial sector and high-tech manufacturing sector, respectively; the single-month growth rate in April reached 15.6%.

Key Data: Integrated Circuit Output Surges by 24.7%, Export Deliveries Rebound Steadily

From January to April, integrated circuit production totaled 176.97 billion units, up 24.7% year-on-year; cumulative export delivery value rose 5.4% year-on-year, with the single-month export delivery growth accelerating to 8.8% in April.

Industry Impact: Structural Divergence Emerges in Smart Devices

Smartphone production reached 390 million units (+6.5%), while microcomputer equipment output declined 10% year-on-year, and exported mobile phone volumes also dropped by 2.4%.