Factory output revives in China By MA SI | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-21 09:00 Share CLOSE A staff member works in a workshop of a vehicle wheel hub manufacturer in Yutian county of Tangshan city, North China's Hebei province, April 16, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] Industrial activity perks up on renewed confidence of enterprises, says ministry Industrial production in China has returned to pre-COVID-19 levels amid efforts to revive economic activity and the renewed confidence of enterprises, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Tuesday. Huang Libin, a spokesman for the ministry, said that during the first three months of this year, the utilization rate of industrial capacity in the nation reached 77.2 percent, the highest for the same period since 2013.