China's equipment manufacturing sector has demonstrated robust growth, with its sales revenue rising by 8.3 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2025, according to data released by the State Taxation Administration on Monday.

The latest value-added tax (VAT) invoice data shows that the high-end development of the manufacturing industry accelerated in the first 11 months of the year. Sales revenue in the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 8.3 percent year on year. Among them, the computer and communication equipment manufacturing industry and the instrumentation manufacturing industry saw year-on-year sales revenue increases of 12.3 percent and 10.3 percent respectively.

Dai Shiyou, director of Tax Policy and Legislation Department, under the State Taxation Administration, said at a press conference that data shows that the pace of intelligent upgrading in the manufacturing industry is accelerating.

"From January to November, with the implementation of large-scale equipment upgrade policies, the amount of money spent by manufacturing enterprises on purchasing automated equipment increased by 14.2 percent year on year, reflecting the accelerated pace of intelligent upgrading in the industry. The amount spent by manufacturing enterprises on purchasing digital technologies increased by 11.2 percent year on year, also showing the further deepening integration of digital technologies with manufacturing," Dai said