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East China’s Anhui province saw stable economic recovery during the first two months of 2022, keeping major economic indicators within an appropriate range, according to the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Statistics. Industrial firms with annual turnover over 20 million yuan ($3.1 million) in the province posted a year-on-year increase of 8.8 percent in value-added output in January and February, higher than the national average of 7.5 percent, data from the bureau showed. The value-added output of high-tech industries and strategic emerging industries grew 21.4 percent and 19.4 percent, respectively. Fixed-asset investment rose 10.8 percent year on year in the Jan-Feb period, indicating a growth trend in investment. Notably, Investment in high-tech industries rocketed 45.7 percent. Imports and exports totaled 112.8 billion yuan, up 22.3 percent. Exports reached 65.39 billion yuan, up 25.4 percent, while imports increased 18.3 percent to 47.41 billion yuan. Meanwhile, the province’s general public budget revenue reached 80.51 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 19.8 percent. Its general public budget expenditure edged up 9.9 percent to 136.88 billion yuan. The budget expenditure on science and technology skyrocketed 108.8 percent, and that on energy conservation and environmental protection grew 34.6 percent. In addition, Anhui’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.1 percent from the same period a year ago, 0.2 percentage points higher than the national average.
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