Employees work at the workshop of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, March 9, 2020. (WANG JIANWEI / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Profits and revenues of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and state-controlled firms continued to post year-on-year growth in August, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday.

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Total profits rose by 23.2 percent last month from the same period last year, while after-tax net profits jumped 25.8 percent year on year, according to a statement posted on the ministry's website.

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Revenues increased by 6 percent year-on-year, compared with a 2.7-percent increase registered in July.