National Economic Performance continued to grow faster and steadily in the first three quarters of this year

According to preliminary estimation, in the first three quarters of this year, the gross domestic product reached 6212.4 billion yuan, up 8.2% over the same period last year at comparable prices. It was 0.8 percentage points higher than that in the same period of last year. Of which, the growth of the primary industry was 2.2%, secondary industry, 9.8% and 8.1% growth for the tertiary industry.

Main features of economic performance in the first three quarters of 2000:

Industrial production continued to increase fast. In the first three quarters, the total complete value-added of industrial production was 1706.1 billion yuan, up 11.6% over the same period last year, the growth rate was 2.3 percentage points higher than that in the last year. Main features as follows:. The growth rate of state-owned and state holding enterprises increased obviously, reached 10.5%, up 2.8 percentage points over the same period of last year.. High and new technology industry continued to speed up. In terms of major products, the growth rate of optical telecommunication equipment, program-controlled switchboard, mobile telephone, Facsimile machine, printer, microcomputers and circuits was about 30% respectively. . Value of delivered export goods realized by industrial enterprises reached 1004.2 billion yuan, up 26.4% over the same period of last year, growing 18.3 percentage points over the same period of last year.

The economic efficiency of industrial enterprises further improved. In the first eight months of this year, the comprehensive economic efficiency index of industrial enterprises jumped to 112.5 points, 16.8 percentage points higher than that in the same period last year, and the highest level since the index was first composed in 1992.

The investment in fixed assets kept growing.

In the first three quarters, investment in fixed assets (excluding urban and rural collective units and individual investment) was 1347 billion yuan, up 12.9% over the same period last year, and the growth rate was 4.8 percentage points higher than the same period of last year. Of which, the investment in capital construction was up 8.1%, that of technical innovation was up 21% and that of real estate was up 25%.

Market sales continued to be brisk.

In the first three quarters, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2433.6 billion yuan, up 9.9% over the same period of last year, and growth rate was 2.4 percentage points higher than that in the same period of last year. Of which, the retail sales in urban increased10.7%, that in rural increased 8.5%. Catering sector continued to increase rapidly, up 18.1%.

Import and export picked up by a large margin.

According to customs statistics, in the first three quarters of this year, the total import and export was 345.4 billion USD, up 35.7% over the same period last year. Of which that of export was 182.3 billion USD, up 33.1%, that of import was 163.1 billion USD, up 38.7%. and the trade surplus was 19.2 billion USD.

Market prices picked up slightly.

In the first three quarters, the consumer price was up 0.2% over the same period last year. Influenced by the price increase of oil on the international market, Ex-factory price of industrial products continued to increase, up 4% over the same period of last year.

Residents’ income continued to increase.

In the first three quarters of this year, the per capita cash income of rural residents was 1500 yuan, up 2.5%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 4719 yuan, up 8.4% over the same period last year.