Xinjiang Reports Industrial Expansion for First Three Quarters of 2026

China News Service reported that Xinjiang's industrial value-added above designated size grew by 8% year-on-year across the first three quarters of 2026. Wei Hong, a member of the party leadership group and deputy director of the Xinjiang statistics bureau, stated in Urumqi that this growth pace exceeded the national average by 2.7 percentage points. At a news briefing, Wei stated that total industrial value-added accounted for 33% of Xinjiang's gross regional product, driving economic growth by 2.3 percentage points. Among 40 industrial sectors above designated size, 28 sectors realized growth, representing a coverage of 70%, which expanded by 2.5 percentage points compared to the first half of the year. Clean energy generation from water, wind, and solar by industrial enterprises above designated size rose by 27.3% year-on-year, accounting for 38.2% of generation by enterprises above designated size. Furthermore, the value-added of strategic emerging industries above designated size increased by 14.7% year-on-year, outpacing industrial enterprises above designated size overall by 6.7 percentage points. Xinjiang, working to build a national strategic security base for energy resources, ranked 4th nationally in raw coal output by industrial enterprises above designated size during the first three quarters. The region also ranked 2nd nationally in crude oil production and 2nd nationally in natural gas output over the same period.