Reporters learned from a press conference held by the provincial government on October 26 that Anhui's regional GDP reached 4.2371 trillion yuan in the first three quarters of this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.3% at constant prices.

By industry, the added value of the primary industry stood at 203.3 billion yuan, up 2.3%; that of the secondary industry was 1.6522 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.0%; and the tertiary industry recorded 2.3816 trillion yuan, rising 5.1%.

Agricultural output remains steady; summer grain and early rice output rises by 118,000 tonnes

In the first three quarters, the output value of the crop farming sector grew 3.0% year on year. The combined output of summer grain and early rice reached 18.732 million tonnes, an increase of 118,000 tonnes or 0.6% from a year earlier. The autumn harvest is well underway, and a bumper grain harvest for the whole year is expected.

Vegetable output rose 3.2%, fruit output 2.8% and tea output 4.7%. The output of pork, beef, mutton and poultry meat totalled 3.406 million tonnes, down 2.2%. Among this, poultry meat output increased 3.6% while pork output fell 4.8%. Milk output climbed 16.1%. Aquatic product output reached 2.055 million tonnes, up 3.9%.

Industrial output grows rapidly; high-tech manufacturing surges 50.3%

The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased 12.2% year on year in the first three quarters.

By sector, mining added value rose 2.6%, manufacturing 14.1%, and the production and supply of electric power, heat power, gas and water 1.4%. The added value of equipment manufacturing jumped 25.1% and that of high-tech manufacturing 50.3%, outpacing the overall growth of above-scale industry by 12.9 and 38.1 percentage points respectively.

By type of ownership, added value of state-controlled enterprises rose 13.1%; joint-stock enterprises 12.8%, and foreign-invested and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises 8.3%.

Among the 40 major industrial categories, 29 posted year-on-year growth in added value. The manufacturing of computers, communications and other electronic equipment went up 70.3%, and automobile manufacturing rose 29.1%. By product, output of automobiles and new energy vehicles increased 12.1% and 24.7% respectively, while industrial robot output climbed 22.8% and sensor output 26.7%.

Services sector grows steadily; producer services expand rapidly

The added value of the services sector grew 5.1% year on year in the first three quarters. Information transmission, software and information technology services rose 18.1%, wholesale and retail trade 7.8%, accommodation and catering 7%, and the financial sector 6.4%.

From January to August, business revenue of above-scale software and information technology service enterprises rose 40.5%, multimodal transport and freight forwarding 12.7%, and leasing and business services 10.8%. IC design output surged 2.7 times, freight forwarding 27.4%, and supply chain management services 1.1 times.

Consumer market expands; sales of smart wearable devices jump 54.2%

Total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1.81259 trillion yuan in the first three quarters, up 1.5% year on year.

By location of business units, urban retail sales stood at 1.5407 trillion yuan, rising 1.3%, while rural retail sales hit 271.89 billion yuan, an increase of 2.8%.

By consumption type, retail sales of goods reached 1.56107 trillion yuan, up 1.4%, and catering revenue 251.52 billion yuan, rising 1.9%. Sales of daily necessities and some upgraded consumer goods grew rapidly. Among enterprises above designated size, retail sales of beverages, grain, oil and food, and clothing, shoes, hats and knitwear increased 9.8%, 4.9% and 3.0% respectively. Smart wearable devices rose 54.2% and communication equipment 19.3%. Online retail sales of goods and services across the province hit 486.87 billion yuan, up 14.1%, including a 16.2% rise in online goods sales.

Fixed-asset investment falls year on year; investment structure keeps improving

Fixed-asset investment dropped 18.8% year on year in the first three quarters, while fixed-asset investment excluding real estate development fell 13.6%. Investment in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery grew 7.8%.

Manufacturing investment accounted for 36.7% of total investment, 2.6 percentage points higher than a year ago. Investment in computer complete machines and components manufacturing rose 37.9%, display device manufacturing 50.7%, and battery manufacturing 54.7%.

Infrastructure investment made up 25.5% of total investment, up 2.1 percentage points. Within this, investment in railway, waterway and air transport related to the “six networks” rose 11.7%, 36.9% and 34.8% respectively, and investment in the internet and related services climbed 30.5%. High-tech industry investment accounted for 15.5% of total investment, an increase of 2.6 percentage points.

Foreign trade expands rapidly; monthly exports exceed 100 billion yuan for the first time

Total import and export of goods reached 989.08 billion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year rise of 35.6%. Exports stood at 696.28 billion yuan, up 43.1%, and imports 292.8 billion yuan, an increase of 20.4%. Exports of mechanical and electrical products surged 58.9%, accounting for 80.1% of the province’s total exports, 8 percentage points higher year on year.

Exports of the “new trio” — electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic products — jumped 1.3 times, and automobile exports rose 1.1 times. Imports and exports of private enterprises grew 44.6%, taking up 54.4% of the province’s total foreign trade volume. In September alone, Anhui’s exports hit 101.02 billion yuan, up 61.1% year on year.

Deposits and loans grow steadily; manufacturing loans expand fast

At the end of September, the outstanding RMB deposits of financial institutions totalled 10.8092 trillion yuan, up 10.6% year on year, an increase of 982.2 billion yuan from the start of the year. Outstanding RMB loans reached 9.8901 trillion yuan, rising 6.9%, with an increment of 558.4 billion yuan since the beginning of the year. Outstanding loans to manufacturing grew 9.7%, adding 120.3 billion yuan, 2.8 percentage points faster than overall loan growth.

Consumer prices rise moderately; producer price growth accelerates

The consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.1% year on year in the first three quarters, including a 0.9% increase in September.

By category, prices of food, tobacco, alcohol and dining out fell 0.7%; clothing prices rose 1.2%; housing prices edged down 0.1%; daily necessities and services rose 1.1%; transportation and communication 2.0%; education, culture and entertainment 1.6%; healthcare 6.2%; and other goods and services 9.9%. Within food, tobacco, alcohol and dining out, fresh vegetable prices dropped 1.6% and pork prices 13.1%.

The producer price index (PPI) for industrial products went up 2.5% year on year in the first three quarters, with a 5.4% rise in September, 0.6 percentage points higher than the previous month. Industrial producer purchasing prices increased 3.9%, including a 6.1% gain in September, up 0.1 percentage points month on month.

685,500 new jobs created; residents’ real income rises 4.7%

A total of 685,500 new urban jobs were created in the first three quarters, fulfilling 100.8% of the annual target. The per capita disposable income of residents stood at 31,164 yuan, representing a nominal year-on-year rise of 5.8% and a real growth of 4.7% after adjusting for price changes.

By residence, urban residents recorded a per capita disposable income of 41,511 yuan, up 5.1% in nominal terms and 4.0% in real terms. Rural residents’ per capita disposable income reached 19,252 yuan, a nominal increase of 6.3% and real growth of 4.9%.

Source: anhuinews.com