The metallurgical industry is taking measures necessary to fulfill its role as the country's main industry by further perfecting the Korean-style method of iron production and carrying out the iron and steel production plan without fail through enhancement of quality and productivity.

The chemical industry is now making a detailed plan to keep the production of various chemical goods badly needed for improving the people's standard of living going at a high rate by stepping up the establishment of chemical industrial bases in reliance on domestic raw materials and further improving the technical production foundations of factories and enterprises.

The electric-power industry is studying practical measures with the main emphasis on successfully attaining this year's goal for power production through the normal maintenance of generating equipment and transmission and distribution system and effective technical modernization and on increasing the output of natural energy-based electricity and creating new generating capacity.

The coal industry is discussing the urgent issues for satisfying the growing demand of the national economy for coal by putting production on a steady track of growth through the socialist patriotic movement for increased coal production.

The machine-building industry is displaying great enthusiasm to play the role of leading all other economic sectors by achieving new and significant successes in line with the orientation of development at the present stage set forth by the Party.

The railway transport sector is pooling collective wisdom in the research into the ways for carrying out the important tasks, such as ensuring the safety of railways, raising the transport capacity, improving the performance of various kinds of rolling stock and putting the railway operation and management on a scientific basis.

The mining and forestry industries, too, are taking scientific measures in a detailed way with the main efforts put into resolving the pending problems and bottlenecks in implementing the resolutions of the Party Congress.