Published: 10:58, September 27, 2018 | Updated: 11:05, September 27, 2018
China's industrial profits up 16.2% in Jan-Aug
By Xinhua

In this undated photo, industrial robots move production material in a factory of Wenzhou Ruiming Industrial Co Ltd in Ruian. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Profits of China's major industrial firms grew 16.2 percent in the first eight months of 2018, down from the 17.1-percent expansion for the January-July period, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.