The reporter recently learned from Huzhou Economy and Information Bureau that since the beginning of this year, facing a complex and ever-changing external environment, our city’s industrial economy has firmly grasped the keynote of seeking progress while maintaining stability to stabilize growth, expand investment, and optimize structure. The operation of the industrial economy has shown a strong trend of “steady progress, becoming newer, strengthening its energylevel, and becoming stronger”, and the foundation for high-quality development continues to be consolidated. Data shows that from January to June, the added value of enterprises above designated size in Huzhou increased by 9.5% year-on-year. In June alone, the added value of enterprises above designated size increased by 9.2% year-on-year, with a month-on-month increase of 3.7 percentage points, ranking second in the province. Thisvividly demonstrates the strong resilience and growth potential of the city’s industrial sector in the face of pressure.

At the district / county level, Huzhou’s regional development is becoming more coordinated, with multiple growth drivers taking shape. In H1 2025, the growth rate of added value of enterprises above designated size in all districts and counties in Huzhou exceeded the provincial average. Among them, the Yangtze River Delta (Huzhou) Industrial Cooperation Zone led the way with 26.5% growth, South Taihu New District with 15.9% growth, Anji County with 11% growth, and Changxing County with 9.7% growth, all above the average level of the city, providing strong support for the city’s industrial growth. In addition, Deqing County, Nanxun District and Wuxing District have also maintained a good momentum of stable development.

It is worth noting that the city has successfully promoted a continuous increase in the contribution of a group of manufacturing “new forces” through the “project life-cycle management”. Since 2023, 278 manufacturing projects in the city have been added to the list of industrial projects of designated size through the “New Upgrading Plan”. Their total net increase in output value in H1 reached 11.27 billion yuan, directly driving the growth of surface output value by 3.1 percentage points and contributing an astonishing increase of 52.7% to the growth of industrial output value above designated size in the city.