□ Jiangmen Daily reporter Liang Jiaxin Correspondent Jiang Tongxuan
Recently, the Municipal Bureau of Statistics released the city’s economic performance from January to May this year. Data show that from January to May, the city’s main economic indicators are stable and improving. Among them, indicators such as fixed investment, above-designated industry, and foreign trade have increased compared with January to April, and indicators such as industrial investment, infrastructure investment, and exports have achieved double-digit rapid growth.
The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Bureau of Statistics said that since the beginning of this year, our city has adhered to the general keynote of seeking progress while maintaining stability, implemented various policies and measures to stabilize growth, and did a good job in economic operation scheduling. The growth rate of export and other indicators is higher than the provincial average, and the situation is stable and good. Next, it is necessary to fully, accurately and fully implement the new development concept and promote the sustained, stable and healthy operation of the economy.
The added value of the new energy battery industry chain increased by 20.8%
From January to May, the city’s industrial added value above designated size increased by 3.3% year-on-year. Among them, the added value of the above-scale manufacturing industry increased by 3.7% year-on-year, contributing 95.2% to the growth of the city’s above-scale industries, which has an obvious supporting role. The added value of the manufacturing industry of electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply increased by 0.4%; the added value of the mining industry increased by 0.1%.
From January to May, the added value of 19 of the 35 major industrial sectors in production in our city achieved positive growth. Among them, the added value of the food manufacturing industry and the metal products industry increased by 14.2% and 9.1% respectively, which together contributed 73.2% to the growth of the city’s regulated industries.
According to the type of enterprises, from January to May, the city’s private enterprises achieved an increase of 5.6% in added value, contributing 86.5% to the city’s industrial growth, which is the main force driving industrial growth.
In terms of key industrial chains, from January to May, the total added value of the city’s 14 key industrial chains increased by 4.5% year-on-year, of which 10 industrial chains achieved a year-on-year increase in added value. The added value of the city’s new energy battery industry chain increased by 20.8%, significantly higher than the city’s average growth rate of 17.5 percentage points, and the added value of the shipbuilding and marine equipment industry increased by 45.0%.
From January to May, the total added value of the city’s large industrial clusters (accounting for 62.5% of the city’s industrial added value) increased by 3.9% year-on-year, contributing 66.9% to the city’s industrial growth, making it the main battlefield for the city’s industrial development. . Among them, the North Group has developed rapidly, with the added value accounting for 52.9% of the large-scale industrial agglomeration area, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%. Xinhui Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park, Yinzhou Lake Circular Economy Demonstration Base, and Taishan Industrial New City have a good growth momentum.
Investment in high-tech industries increased by 35.7%
Investment is a “booster” for economic and social development.
From January to May, the city’s completed fixed asset investment increased by 4.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 2.1 percentage points higher than that from January to April. Among them, industrial investment continued a good growth trend, with a year-on-year increase of 21.6%, driving the city’s fixed investment to increase by 7.7 percentage points. Manufacturing investment maintained a relatively high growth rate (accounting for 87.1% of industrial investment), up 24.4% year-on-year.
From January to May, the city’s industrial technological transformation investment increased by 13.8% year-on-year; the city’s high-tech industry investment accounted for 15.0% of the total industrial investment, an increase of 35.7%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from January to April, and the growth rate has increased month by month since the beginning of this year.
Among the major industrial projects, the city’s largest investment project in recent years (the first phase of the Jiangmen base project of China’s new aviation power battery and energy storage system) has driven the city’s industrial investment to increase by 2.1 percentage points. The top 20 projects in terms of industrial investment from January to May accounted for 16.7% of the city’s industrial investment, driving the city’s industrial investment to increase by 13.6 percentage points.
From January to May, the city’s completed infrastructure investment increased by 16.8% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 13.8 percentage points higher than that from January to April. Among them, investment in electric power increased by 3.5%; investment in transportation increased by 4.5%; investment in telecommunications increased by 34.0%; investment in water conservancy, environment and public facilities increased by 33.8%. The investment in the top 20 infrastructure investment projects from January to May accounted for 40.03% of the city’s infrastructure investment, driving the city’s infrastructure growth by 14.3 percentage points.
The growth rate of total retail sales of social consumer goods ranks third in the province
Unswervingly promoting high-quality development and smoothing the economic cycle are the top priorities.
In terms of foreign trade, the import and export volume of our city from January to May increased by 12.7% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than that from January to April, which was higher than the average level of the province, of which the increase in May was 14.4%. From January to May, the city’s exports increased by 14.1% year-on-year, and imports increased by 6.4% year-on-year, both higher than the province’s average level, of which imports increased by 31.1% in May.
Affected by factors such as the official entry into force of RCEP and the strong demand for foreign mechanical and electrical products, the city’s industrial exports continued to be hot since the previous year. From January to May, the city’s industrial export delivery value increased by 12.5% year-on-year, 8.3 percentage points higher than the growth rate of sales output value, while export delivery value accounted for only 24.5% of sales output value, contributing to the city’s sales output value growth rate. up to 67.3%. In terms of different industries, 24 of the 28 industries involved in exports in our city achieved positive growth.
In terms of consumer business and trade, the total retail sales of consumer goods in our city increased by 1.0% from January to May, ranking third in the province in terms of growth rate. Among them, the sales of goods in the wholesale business of limited companies increased by 2.0% year-on-year, and the sales of goods in the retail industry of limited companies increased by 12.6% year-on-year. The catering industry also maintained steady growth, with a year-on-year increase of 3.7% in turnover.
Sales of petroleum commodities and new energy vehicles are the main forces driving the growth of commodity sales in the city’s retail industry. Among them, the sales of petroleum and products, which accounted for 29.7% of the upper-limit retail industry, increased by 46.6%, driving the upper-limit retail industry to grow by 10.6 percentage points; driven by favorable policies such as new energy vehicle purchase subsidies and vehicle purchase tax exemption, new energy vehicles Sales increased by 475.7%, driving the retail industry to grow by 3.3 percentage points.
In terms of finance, the balance of local and foreign currency deposits in financial institutions in the city at the end of May increased by 8.3% year-on-year, of which household deposits increased by 11.2%, and non-financial corporate deposits increased by 0.6%; the balance of domestic and foreign currency loans of financial institutions increased by 11.9% year-on-year, of which enterprises (institutions) increased by 11.9%. Loans rose 10.9% and household loans rose 13.3%.
In terms of employment and prices, at the end of May, the registered urban unemployment rate in our city was 2.06%, which was controlled within 3%. From January to May, 18,162 new jobs were created in the city; 10,975 were unemployed and reemployed. From January to May, the city’s consumer price index rose by 1.6% year-on-year, showing a moderate upward trend.