National Economic
Performance in the
first three quarters
In
the first 3 quarters of this year, governments at all levels implemented
in real earnest a series of policies aiming at expanding domestic
demand, as well as the pro-active financial policy and the solid
monetary policy. National economic performance increased fast.
The
gross domestic product increased steadily. According to preliminary
estimation, the gross domestic product (GDP) in the first 3 quarters
was 6722.7 billion yuan, up by 7.6% over the same period of last
year at comparable prices. Of which, the primary industry was
869.9 billion yuan, up 2.5%, and the secondary industry was 3553.7
billion yuan, up 9.3%, and 2299.1 billion yuan for the tertiary
industry, up 7%.
The
quality of economic performance was good. Budget income continued
to increase fast.
Total
budget revenue (excluding debts) was 1187.2 billion yuan, up 24.2%
over the same period of last year in the first 3 quarters of this
year. The economic efficiency was turning for the better. From
January to September, The total profit made by industrial enterprises
was 326.03 billion yuan, up 12.6%. Of which, that of Stated-owned
and stated share-holding enterprises was 173.72 billion yuan,
up 8.4% over the same period of last year, down 5.3 percentage
points than the first 8 months of this year. And the total losses
occurred in loss-suffering enterprises was 93.5 billion yuan in
the first 3 quarters of this year.
Fast
growth was registered in industrial production.
In
the first 3 quarters of this year, the total value-added of the
industrial sector was 1959.7 billion yuan, up 10.3% over the same
period of last year. The growth of state-owned and state-holding
enterprises was 9.1%, and that of collective-owned enterprises
was 6.9%, that of share-holding enterprises was 11.1%, and 12.3%
for the foreign funded enterprises and enterprises with funds
form Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan.
Investment
in fixed assets speeded up.
In
the first three quarter of this year, the completed investment
in fixed assets of the country was 2122.1 billion yuan, up 15.8%
over the same period of last year, 0.7 percentage points faster
than the first half. In terms of different economic entities,
the investment of state-owned units and other type of units was
up 18.2%, that of collective units and individual was up 9.1%.
Export
and import increased fast
Total
value of export and import in the first 3 quarters of this year
was 376.4 billion US dollars, up by 9% compared with the same
period of last year. Of which that of export was 195 billion US
dollars, up 7%; that of import was 181.4 billion US dollars, up
11.2%. Surplus was 13.6 billion US dollars, down 5.6 billion US
dollars over the same period of last year. In the first 3 quarters
of this year, the foreign direct investment actually utilized
was 32.2 billion US dollars, up by 20.7%.
Commodity
sales on domestic market increase steadily, and the price is steady.
In
the first 3 quarters of this year, the total retail sales of consumer
goods was 2679.3 billion yuan, up 10.1% over the same period of
last year. Of this total, the retail sales of consumer goods in
urban was up 11.5%, 3.7 percentage points faster than that at
and below county level.
In
terms of different industries, the sales of the wholesale and
retail trades was up 10.8%, the sales of the catering industry
was up 16.2%.The consumer price index of residents in the first
3 quarters of this year was 101%.
Income
of rural and urban residents increased fast.
According
to preliminary estimation, in the first 3 quarters of this year,
the per capita disposable income of urban households was 5120
yuan, up 7.4% over the same period of last year at comparable
prices. And the per capita net income of rural households was
1641 yuan, up 5.2% over the same period of last year at comparable.
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