From January to July, Guangdong's industrial added value of enterprises above designated size increased by 2.4% year-on-year, with the manufacturing sector growing by 2.8%, according to the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics.

Key industries provided stable support. The computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry rose by 6.9%; the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 7.1%; and the automobile manufacturing industry grew by 8.5%, with its growth rate accelerating by 1.3 percentage points compared to the first half of the year.

In terms of products, wind turbine generators, new energy vehicles, civil unmanned aerial vehicles, industrial robots, and service robots saw growth rates of 51.7%, 15.8%, 72.1%, 33.3%, and 21.3%, respectively.

From January to July, industrial investment accounted for 37.7% of fixed asset investment. Among them, investment in the automobile manufacturing industry and clean energy increased by 8.4% and 7.3%, respectively.

Industrial transformation and upgrading are advancing steadily. Investment in industrial technological transformation grew by 0.8%, accounting for 35.2% of industrial investment, which is 3.6 percentage points higher than the same period last year.

Specifically, technological transformation investment in the computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry and the special equipment manufacturing industry increased by 16.3% and 17.0%, respectively.