CCTV news:The National Bureau of Statistics released the main macroeconomic indicators for the first half of the year on the morning of July 15. The GDP increased by 2.5% year-on-year. A series of data shows that in the first half of the year, my country’s national economy stabilized and rebounded, market prices were basically stable, and people’s livelihood was effectively guaranteed.
According to preliminary calculations, the GDP in the first half of the year was 56,264.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.5% at constant prices. In terms of different industries, the added value of the primary industry was 2913.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.0%; the added value of the secondary industry was 22863.6 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 30486.8 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8%. Among them, the GDP in the second quarter was 29,246.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.4%.
Another bumper harvest of summer grain has been achieved, and animal husbandry has grown steadily. In the first half of the year, the country’s total output of summer grain was 147.39 million tons, an increase of 1.434 million tons or 1.0% over the previous year.
In the first half of the year, industrial production stabilized and rebounded, and high-tech manufacturing developed rapidly. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 3.4% year-on-year. Among them, the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 9.6% year-on-year.
From the perspective of the service industry, the service industry has gradually recovered, and the modern service industry has a good growth momentum. In the first half of the year, the added value of the service industry increased by 1.8% year-on-year. Among them, the added value of information transmission, software and information technology services, and the financial industry grew rapidly.
In terms of consumption, market sales have improved, and retail sales of basic living goods have grown rapidly. In the first half of the year, the national online retail sales reached 6,300.7 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1%.
In the first half of the year, investment in fixed assets continued to grow, and investment in high-tech industries and social sectors grew rapidly. The national fixed asset investment (excluding farmers) was 27,143 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%. Among them, infrastructure investment and manufacturing investment maintained rapid growth.
In the first half of the year, the employment situation improved, and the urban surveyed unemployment rate dropped continuously in May and June. At the same time, residents’ income has grown steadily, and the ratio of per capita income of urban and rural residents has decreased. In the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of national residents was 18,463 yuan, a nominal increase of 4.7% year-on-year.
[Editor in charge: Xu Dan]