1. Paper and cardboard container manufacturing industry prosperity index

In September 2017, the national paper and cardboard container manufacturing industry sentiment index was 93.81, a decrease of 0.59 points from August. Entering 2017, the index moves into the stable range from the blue gradual cooling zone.

2. Main business income and main economic benefit indicators of paper and cardboard container manufacturing industry

From January to September 2017, the national enterprises in the paper and cardboard container manufacturing industry completed a total of 261.611 billion yuan of main business income, an increase of 13.8%.

From January to September, the national enterprises in the paper and cardboard container manufacturing industry realized a total profit of 14.063 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.04%.

From January to September, the national main business income margin of paper and cardboard container manufacturing industry was 5.38%, an increase of -0.18%.

From January to September, the cumulative loss of the national paper and cardboard container manufacturing industry was 10.32%, a year-on-year increase of -2.25%. The loss of loss-making enterprises was 505 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of -2.67%. The finished goods inventory was 6.968 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.98%.

3. Import and export situation

From January to September 2017, the national paper and cardboard container industry completed a total import value of 117,278,600 US dollars. Year-on-year growth of -3.17%. In the same period, the accumulated export value was 3.468 billion US dollars, an increase of 11.55%.