Yesterday, Huzhou released its semi-annual economic report: in the first half of this year, our cityachieved a Regional GDP of CNY208.04 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.3% calculated at constant prices, with growth rates 1.0 and 0.5 percentage points higher than the national and provincial levels, respectively.

“Observing the ‘half year report’ of the economy, the overall economic operation of Huzhou in the first half of the year was stable.” According to the Huzhou Bureau of Statistics, by industry, the added value of the city’s primary sector was CNY7.65 billion, an increase of 4.0%; The added value of the secondary sector was CNY98.2 billion, an increase of 6.9%; The added value of the tertiary industry was CNY102.19 billion, an increase of 5.8%.

Industry is an important driving force for the economic development of our city. In the first half of the year, the enterprises above designated size in the city increased by 9.5% year-on-year, with a growth rate 1.9 percentage points higher than that of the entire province. By industry, among the 33 major industrial categories, 24 industries achieved growth in added value, with a growth rate of 72.7%, an increase of 9.1 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

The “three carriages” that drive economic development continue to produce a marked effect. In the first half of the year, the city’s fixed assets investment increased by 6.6% year on year, 5.2 percentage points higher than that of the province. Besides, the market consumption has been improved, with the total retail sales of consumer goods in the city reaching 93 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. Also, the city’s foreign trade remains resilient, with the exports reaching 86.16 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3%, which is 0.1 percentage points faster than the national average.

In the first half of the year, the income of residents in our city tended to be a steady increasing. The per capita disposable income of all residents in the city was up toCNY38,432, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%, which was 0.8 percentage points higher than the provincial average. Among them, the per capita disposable income of urban households was 43864 yuan, an increase of 5.4%; The per capita disposable income of rural residents reached CNY29,634, an increase of 6.5%.