China's major alcohol enterprises reported mixed performance in terms of output in the first five months of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

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Major distilleries saw the output of Chinese Baijiu, a type of distilled spirit, up 3.4% year on year to 3.18 million kiloliters in the reporting period, while that of breweries dropped 5.2% to 14.26 million kiloliters, data from the ministry showed.

Major wine-makers saw their output down 31.3% year on year to 79,000 kiloliters in the same period.

Major alcohol makers are those with annual operating revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about US$2.99 million).