On July 16, the National Bureau of Statistics released economic data for the first half of this year.
From the perspective of the main indicators of macro-control, China's economic operation has shown a good pattern of stable growth, moderate prices, better employment and basic balance of payments.
According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) in the first half of the year was 41896.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.8% at comparable prices.
In terms of growth rate, GDP in the first half of the year increased by 6.8% year on year. The growth rate in the first quarter was 6.8%, and that in the second quarter was 6.7%, which was stable in the medium high speed range of 6.7% to 6.9% for 12 consecutive quarters;
In terms of employment, the unemployment rate in the national urban survey was lower than 5% for three consecutive months, 4.8% in May and June, which was the lowest level since the National Bureau of Statistics established the national monthly survey system of labor force in 2016;
In terms of prices, the CPI of the national consumer price rose by 2.0%, showing a moderate upward trend, indicating that the supply and demand of the whole market are basically balanced. The PPI of industrial producers in China rose 3.9% year on year, 2.7 percentage points lower than the same period last year;
In terms of industry, the added value of the tertiary industry accounted for 54.3% of GDP, 0.3 percentage points higher than the same period of last year; The service industry contributed 60.5% to the economic growth, 1.4 percentage points higher than the same period last year; The contribution rate of consumption to economic growth reached 78.5%, 14.2 percentage points higher than the same period of last year;
From the perspective of market players, in the first half of this year, 18100 new market players were set up on a daily basis. The reform of "decentralization, management and service" continued to deepen, and entrepreneurship and innovation continued to develop; The protection of intellectual property rights was further strengthened, the total number of patent administrative law enforcement cases nationwide increased by 29.5% year on year, and the business environment and innovation environment were further optimized;
In terms of new supply, the added value of high-tech industry, equipment manufacturing industry and strategic emerging industry increased by 11.6%, 9.2% and 8.7% respectively, significantly faster than that of all industries above designated size;
From the perspective of green development, the proportion of clean energy consumption in the total energy consumption increased by 1.5 percentage points over the same period of last year; The energy consumption of 10000 yuan GDP decreased by 3.2% year on year, which was higher than the expected target of 3.0%.
In the first half of this year, the national general public budget revenue was 10,433.1 billion yuan, up 10.6% year on year. Among them, the tax revenue was 9162.9 billion yuan, up 14.4% year on year; Non tax income was 1270.2 billion yuan, down 10.8% year on year.
The real economy is a barometer of economic operation. In the first half of this year, investment in the manufacturing industry grew 6.8% year on year, and the growth rate rebounded for three consecutive months, 3.0 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter, showing a good trend of steady operation of the real economy.
In the first half of the year, the national real estate development investment was 5553.1 billion yuan, a nominal increase of 9.7% year on year. Among them, the residential investment was 3899 billion yuan, up 13.6%, and the growth rate dropped 0.6 percentage points. The proportion of residential investment in real estate development investment is 70.2%.
In the first half of the year, the sales area of commercial housing nationwide was 771430000 square meters, up 3.3% year on year. The paid in capital of real estate development enterprises was 7928.7 billion yuan, up 4.6% year on year. Among them, the paid in capital of real estate development enterprises decreased by 73.1%, domestic capital decreased by 7.9%, and self raised capital increased by 9.7%. It can be seen from this data that the capital source structure of enterprises is changing.
In the first half of the year, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 18001.8 billion yuan, up 9.4% year on year. Among them, construction and decoration materials amounted to 116.6 billion yuan, up 8.1% year on year.
In the first half of the year, the per capita consumption expenditure of residents nationwide was 9609 yuan, a nominal increase of 8.8% over the same period of the previous year, and an actual increase of 6.7% after deducting price factors. The per capita residential consumption expenditure was 2157 yuan, an increase of 12.4%, accounting for 22.4% of the per capita consumption expenditure.
In June, the added value of the mining industry increased by 2.7% year on year, 0.3 percentage points lower than that in May; The manufacturing industry grew by 6.0%, down 0.6 percentage points.
In June, 37 of the 41 major industries maintained year-on-year growth in added value. Among them, the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry increased by 2.9%, and the non-metallic mineral products industry increased by 3.7%.
In June, the product sales rate of industrial enterprises was 97.8%, 0.9 percentage points lower than that of the same month last year. Industrial enterprises achieved an export delivery value of 1054.7 billion yuan, up 2.8% year on year.
(Data from the website of the National Bureau of Statistics)