China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) sorted out 2,154 companies as large industrial enterprises in 2004 here Friday, 206 more than that in 2003.

The statistics were generated according to the national economic survey of 2004 and the three criteria of revenue from principal operations (300 million RMB yuan or above), total assets (400 million yuan or above) and employment (2,000 or above).

The following are the top ten large industrial companies according to revenue from principal operations (billion yuan):

1 Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation 161.757

2 North China Power Grid Company Limited 154.079

3 China Faw Group Corporation 114.531

4 Guangdong General Electronics Company Ltd. 113.364

5 Daqing Oilfield Company Ltd. 101.072

6 Haier Group Comany 100.907

7 Dongfeng Motor Corporation 96.002

8 Jiangsu Provincial Power Company 70.128

9 Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd. 64.676

10 Capital Iron and Steel Company 61.900

The following are top ten large industrial companies according to total assets (billion yuan):

1 North China Power Grid Company Limited 225.593

2 Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation 193.840

3 Guangdong General Electronics Company Ltd. 128.082

4 Dongfeng Motor Corporation 120.854

5 Jiangsu Provincial Power Company 104.912

6 China Faw Group Corporation 102.884

7 Daqing Oilfield Company Ltd. 83.048

8 Shanghai Power Company 71.026

9 Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation 70.672

10 Capital Iron and Steel Company 68.970

Source: Xinhua