Recently, various enterprises in Fanchang Economic Development Zone, Wuhu City, Anhui Province have actively organized employees to speed up the production of order products to meet market demand. The picture shows workers assembling new energy electric sweepers in the production workshop of Airite Company in Fanchang Economic Development Zone, Wuhu City.
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Recently, Tongren City, Guizhou Province has implemented various power conservation measures in high temperature weather to ensure safe operation of the power grid and reliable power supply, ensure the electricity demand of the people and enterprises, and provide strong impetus for economic and social development. The picture shows the inspection personnel of the Guizhou Tongren Power Supply Bureau of the Southern Power Grid used a thermometer to detect the substation equipment on July 16.
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2022 China Economic Semi-annual Report was released recently.
Since the beginning of this year, the international environment has become more complex and severe, with frequent domestic epidemics, extremely unusual economic development, and the attention to China's economy at home and abroad has continued to heat up. How to evaluate China's economic performance in the first half of the year? What are the highlights of the latest data? What will be the trend in the second half of the year? Starting today, our newspaper will launch a series of reports on "Focus on the Semi-Annual Report of China's Economics", which comprehensively, dialectically and objectively analyzes economic data, responds to hot issues, and demonstrates the resilience and vitality of China's economy.
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html On July 15, China's economic operation data for the first half of the year was released - the GDP in the first half of the year increased by 2.5% year-on-year; the economy achieved positive growth in the second quarter. "We have effectively responded to the impact of factors beyond expectations, and the national economy has stabilized and rebounded." Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics and Director of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics of the National Economy, commented at the press conference of the State Information Office on the 15th. In the first half of the year, various departments effectively implemented a package of policies and measures to stabilize the economy, and positive changes in economic operation increased significantly. Many aspects said that although there are many difficulties and challenges in the next stage, with the implementation of a series of policies and measures to stabilize growth, the national economy is expected to gradually recover and maintain stable growth. htmlJanuary's economy gradually reboundedAccording to preliminary calculations by the National Bureau of Statistics, the GDP in the first half of the year was 562642 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. By industry, the added value of the primary industry was 2913.7 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% year-on-year; the added value of the secondary industry was 2286.36 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 3048.68 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8%. In the second quarter, GDP increased by 0.4% year-on-year. The results of
were achieved under the condition that the main indicators in April fell year-on-year due to the severe impact of exceeding expectations. "Especially, the second quarter achieved positive economic growth and stabilized the economic market, and the results were hard-won," said Fu Linghui.
The economy overcomes difficulties and maintains growth. From a monthly perspective, it is showing a gradual recovery trend. The economy stopped its downward trend in April in May, and major economic indicators stabilized and rebounded in June. On the production side, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 3.9% year-on-year in June, 3.2 percentage points faster than the previous month; the service industry production index also changed from a decrease of 5.1% last month to a growth of 1.3%; on the demand side, the total retail sales of consumer goods in June changed from a decrease of 6.7% last month to a growth of 3.1%; exports increased by 22%, 6.7 percentage points faster than the previous month.
Employment and livelihood are guaranteed. Affected by the impact of the epidemic and other factors, employment pressure has risen sharply since this year, and the difficulty of ensuring people's livelihood has increased. In response to prominent problems, all parties have continued to increase efforts to stabilize employment and strengthen the bottom-line guarantee for people's livelihood, and the results have gradually emerged. In the first half of the year, 6.54 million new urban jobs were created nationwide. In June, the national urban surveyed unemployment rate dropped to 5.5%. In addition, in the first half of the year, consumer prices rose by 1.7% year-on-year, and the price situation was generally stable.
transformation and upgrading trend continues. New momentum grew rapidly. In the first half of the year, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 9.6% year-on-year, and investment in high-tech industries increased by 20.2%; the output of new energy vehicles and solar cells increased by 111.2% and 31.8% respectively.
Fu Linghui said that overall, my country's economy overcomes multiple pressure challenges in the second quarter, and the main indicators stop the downward trend and achieve a stable recovery.
The economy of most regions is generally stable
Since this year, the epidemic has had a great impact on the economies of some regions, and the operation of regional economics has also attracted much attention.
"It should be seen that the impact of the epidemic is short-term and external, and will not change the general trend of coordinated regional economic development."Fu Linghui said that with the effective coordination of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, a package of policies and measures to stabilize growth have been implemented, my country's economy has gradually overcome the adverse impact of the epidemic and accelerated recovery, and the economies of some regions that have been hit hard by the epidemic have shown positive changes. In the second quarter of
, the economy of most regions was basically stable. Among the 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in the country, 26 regions maintained growth in GDP, accounting for 83.9%. Among them, the economic growth in the central and western regions was relatively good. In the second quarter, the central region The GDP of the western region increased by 2.3% and 2% year-on-year respectively, both faster than the whole country. In the first half of the year, the added value of industrial enterprises above the scale in the central and western regions increased by 7.3% year-on-year, and fixed asset investment in the central and western regions increased by 10.7% and 8% respectively, both faster than the eastern region.
The economy of regions that were more affected by the epidemic accelerated its recovery. Although the economy of some regions was greatly affected by the epidemic in the second quarter, from a monthly perspective, with the overall improvement of epidemic prevention and control, Enterprises resume work and production accelerated, and major economic indicators improved significantly in June. In June, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in Shanghai and Jilin increased by 13.9% and 6.3% year-on-year, down 30.9% and 4.9% last month respectively. From the perspective of consumption, the retail sales of consumer goods units above the limit in Jilin increased by 5.5% in June, down 1.5% last month. While the economic operation accelerated recovery, Fu Linghui also pointed out that the problem of imbalance in my country's economic development is still relatively prominent. There is a large gap in development between regions. In the next stage, we must continue to implement major regional strategies and regional coordinated development strategies in depth, narrow regional gaps, and promote coordinated and sustainable economic development.
Economic operation is expected to gradually improve
At present, the international situation is still complex and severe, and the domestic economic operation is facing considerable pressure. Can the economic recovery trend continue in the second half of the year?
"China's economy has strong resilience and great potential, and the basic characteristics of long-term improvement have not changed. With the implementation of a package of policies and measures to stabilize growth, economic operations are expected to gradually improve. "Fu Linghui said. The demand recovery of
has potential. The issuance and use of special bonds has accelerated, major projects have been accelerated, infrastructure investment has accelerated, and the key role of investment in stabilizing growth is expected to be enhanced. As the epidemic prevention and control situation improves, offline consumption scenarios have gradually recovered, and with the efforts of policies to promote consumption, consumption is expected to continue to recover. At present, port logistics is continuing to ensure smooth flow, imports and exports in the Yangtze River Delta and other regions have recovered rapidly, and foreign trade has a good foundation for stability and quality improvement.
production recovery is supported. Enterprises are accelerating their resumption of work and production, and the bottlenecks and card points of the industrial chain and supply chain are gradually being opened up, and the driving role of key industries such as automobiles and electronics is expected to be further enhanced. As the order of production and life is recovering at an accelerated pace, the demand for the service industry has gradually recovered, and the confidence of enterprises Recover, the service industry is expected to improve further. In June, the service industry purchasing managers index has risen to 54.3%, returning to the expansion range, of which the business activity expectation index reached 61%, rebounding for two consecutive months.
In addition, the supporting role of new industrial momentum in economic development has been continuously enhanced, and the policy of stabilizing growth is being effective. In the next stage, policy effects such as large-scale tax refunds, special bond issuance and use, and increasing financial support for the real economy will continue to appear, which will help promote the sustained recovery and positive development of the economy.
"From the situation in the second half of the year, with the efficient coordination of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, the effects of various policies and measures to effectively promote the stabilization of the economy continue to appear, and my country's economy is expected to continue to recover and remain within a reasonable range. "Fu Linghui said.
Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition
