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BEIJING, Mar 2 (CEIS): Oil and natural gas mining are the most profitable industries in China in 2005, according to a study by the State Information Center released on February 17.
The results of the study show that oil and natural gas mining made a profit of 292.7 billion yuan (about 36 billion US dollars), up 68 per cent from 2004.
Refining and preliminary processing of base metals ranked second among 39 industries analyzed by the research team headed by Fan Jianping.
The third most profitable industry was the generation and supply of electricity and fuel gas.
Others include the manufacturing of raw chemicals and chemical products, manufacturing electronics and telecommunications equipment, and manufacturing communications and transportation equipment.
Manufacturing of electrical and machinery products, manufacturing of general equipment, coal mining and washing, and textile are also among the industries that made the biggest profits in 2005.
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