China's industrial profits down 27.4 pct in first four months

Workers are seen at a factory of Great Wall Motors in Yongchuan District of Chongqing, southwest China, March 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Profits of China's major industrial firms dropped 27.4 percent year on year in the first four months of 2020 due to the COVID-19 impact, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday. ■