Huo Lihui, chief statistician at the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics, explained that in December 2025, the expected index of production and operation activity was 55.5%, up 2.4 percentage points from the previous month, and manufacturing companies' confidence in market development continued to grow. From an industry perspective, driven by factors such as pre-holiday preparation, the expected index of production and operation activities in agricultural and sideline food processing, food, alcohol, beverage, and refined tea industries all rose to a high boom range of 60.0% or more, and related enterprises are more optimistic about the recent development of the industry.

Huo Lihui, chief statistician at the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics, explained that in December 2025, the expected index of production and operation activity was 55.5%, up 2.4 percentage points from the previous month, and manufacturing companies' confidence in market development continued to grow. From an industry perspective, driven by factors such as pre-holiday preparation, the expected index of production and operation activities in agricultural and sideline food processing, food, alcohol, beverage, and refined tea industries all rose to a high boom range of 60.0% or more, and related enterprises are more optimistic about the recent development of the industry.