Zhongshan's economy remained generally stable from January to August 2026.

The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size grew 8.2 percent year on year. By sector, manufacturing of computers, communication and other electronic equipment, general-purpose machinery, metal products, rubber and plastic products, and electrical machinery and apparatus grew 25.3, 8.7, 7.5, 6.2 and 3.4 percent respectively.

Fixed-asset investment fell 10.2 percent year on year. Industrial investment declined 11.2 percent, while investment in industrial technical transformation grew 3.1 percent, advanced manufacturing 2.3 percent and high-tech manufacturing 12.4 percent.

Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 109.716 billion yuan, up 2.8 percent year on year. Retail sales of communications equipment, grain, oil and food, and automobiles by enterprises above designated size rose 37.6, 21.1 and 3.5 percent respectively.

The city's consumer price index (CPI) edged down 0.1 percent year on year, with both the service price index and the consumer goods price index down 0.1 percent.