Recently released data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that... For the full year 2015, the value-added of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.1% over the previous year. Among them, the value-added of the mining industry above designated size rose by 2.7% year-on-year.

The data shows that, In terms of output of major mineral products, in 2015, Coal production continues to decline, while crude oil, natural gas, and other energy sources continue to grow. ：

• Raw coal production reached 368.485 million tons, down 3.5% year-on-year.

• Natural crude oil production reached 214.74 million tons, an increase of 1.7% year-on-year.

• Natural gas production reached 127.1 billion cubic meters, an increase of 2.9% year-on-year.

• The output of ten non-ferrous metals reached 50.9 million tons, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.8%.

The data shows that, In 2015, Fixed-asset investment in the nation's mining industry totaled 1,297.1 billion yuan, down 8.8%. The decline widened by 0.1 percentage point compared to the period from January to November 2015. Among them:

• Investment in the coal mining and washing industries totaled 400.8 billion yuan, down 14.4%, with the decline narrowing by 1.7 percentage points.

• Investment in the oil and gas extraction industry reached 342.5 billion yuan, down 5.7%, with the decline widening by 6.5 percentage points.

• Investment in the black metal mining and beneficiation industry reached 136.6 billion yuan, down 17.8%, with the decline narrowing by 2.1 percentage points.

• Investment in the non-ferrous metal mining and beneficiation industry reached 158.8 billion yuan, down 2.3%, with the decline narrowing by 1.6 percentage points.

• Investment in the non-metallic mineral mining and beneficiation industry reached 209.2 billion yuan, an increase of 2.1%, with the growth rate narrowing by 0.2 percentage points.

In terms of private fixed-asset investment, in 2015, Investment in the mining industry reached 708.2 billion yuan, down 9.9% year-on-year. The decline narrowed by 2.2 percentage points compared to the period from January to November 2015. , among which:

• Investment in the coal mining and washing industries totaled 28.1 billion yuan, down 12.2%, with the decline narrowing by 3.1 percentage points.

• Investment in the oil and gas extraction industry reached 25.1 billion yuan, down 21.5%, with the decline widening by 0.3 percentage points.

• Investment in the black metal mining and beneficiation industry reached 118.1 billion yuan, a decrease of 21.4%, with the decline narrowing by 0.6 percentage points.

• Investment in the non-ferrous metal mining and beneficiation industry reached 110.2 billion yuan, a decrease of 10.9%, with the decline narrowing by 3.2 percentage points.

• Investment in the non-metallic mineral mining and beneficiation industry reached 197.8 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%, with the growth rate expanding by 1.9 percentage points.

The data also show that in 2015, further progress was made in energy conservation and consumption reduction. Throughout the year, energy consumption per unit of GDP fell by 5.6% compared to the previous year. Our analysis reveals that this represents the best annual performance since the 12th Five-Year Plan began.