According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the national economic performance in May 2026, value-added output of industries above the designated size grew by 4.5% year-on-year, accelerating by 0.4 percentage points from the previous month. Among product categories, 3D printing equipment output rose 54.4%, lithium-ion batteries increased 40.0%, and industrial robots climbed 27.9%, with 3D printing equipment leading growth among new quality productive forces-related products. The equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing sectors maintained rapid growth, with computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing up 17.0%, and special equipment manufacturing up 9.1%. New energy vehicle production reached 1.489 million units in May, a 17.8% year-on-year increase. These data indicate that the 3D printing industry is accelerating from the technology validation phase into large-scale mass production, with batch demand from downstream application scenarios such as consumer electronics, medical, and aerospace continuing to be released.