Profits at China's state-owned enterprises fell 8.3 percent annually to CNY 1.75 trillion (USD 277.78 billion) in the first 10 months of the year, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.
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The profits of centrally-administered SOEs slid 3 percent from a year earlier to 1.25 trillion yuan from January to October, while SOEs under local governments saw profits fall by 19.3 percent to CNY 501.2 billion.
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Revenue at Chinese SOEs grew 10 percent annually to CNY 33.79 trillion  in the period, the statement said.
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Their net sales margin ratio stood at 3.8 percent, down 0.9 percentage point from a year ago, while the rate of return on equity was 4.9 percent, a drop of 1.1 percentage points annually.
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The report did not include SOEs in the financial sector. Â