National Economic Performance in February
In February, national economic performance
continued to keep steadily.
I.
The growth of Industrial production increased fast.
In February, the total completed value-added
of industrial production was 188 billion yuan, up 2.7% over the
same month of last year. Of which, the value-added of heavy industry
was 112.5 billion yuan, up 1.9% over the same month of last year.
And that of light industry was 75.5 billion yuan, up 3.7%. In
February, the sales ratio of the industry production was 96.42%,
down 0.3 percentage points over the same month of last year.
In the first 2 months of this year, the
total completed value-added of industrial production was 403.8
billion yuan, up 10.9% over the same month of last year. The sales
ratio of the industrial production was 96.01%, up 0. 4 percentage
points over the same period of last year.
II.
The growth of investment in fixed assets increased fast.
In the first 2 months of this year, the
investment of state-owned units and other type of units were 140.8
billion yuan, up by 24.5%. Of which, investment in capital construction
was 71.5 billion yuan, up 21.4%, up 10 percentage points, that
in technical innovation was 21.6 billion yuan, up 22.1% over the
same period of last year, and that in real estate was 41.7 billion
yuan, up 30.2%,
III.
The growth rate of market sales slowed down.
In the first 2 months of this year,
the retail sales of consumer goods was 692.1 billion yuan, up
8.5% over the same period last year, and the growth rate was down
2.1 percentage points. Of which, the retail sales of consumer
goods in urban was 435.9 billion yuan, up 9.3%, that in rural
was256.1 billion, up 7% over the same month of last year.
IV.
Consumer price index declined again
In February, the consumer price was up
1.1percentage points over the previous month. In the first 2 months
of this year, the consumer price was down 0.5%. Of which, the
price for recreational, educational, cultural articles and service
item was up 1.1%, the price for residence item was up 0.6%, the
price of grain was down 0.7%, the price of meat, poultry and related
products was down 0.2%, aquatic products was down 4.1%, fresh
vegetable was down 3.3%, and the price of egg was 10.7% over the
same month of last year.
V.
Export increased fast, but the growth rate of import slowed down
In the first 2 months of this year, the
value of export and import was 75.7 billion US dollars, up by
8.8%. Of which, the value of export was 40.8billion US dollars,
up 14.1%. Surplus was 6 billion US dollars, up 3.6 billion US
dollars.
In the first 2 months of this year, the
total amount of foreign capital actually used was 5.9 billion
US dollars, up 28.4% over the same period of last year.
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