National Bureau of Statistics： The national economy rose steadily from January to February.
Cctv newsAccording to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, 1— In February, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, all localities and departments resolutely implemented the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, adhered to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, fully, accurately and comprehensively implemented the new development concept, accelerated the construction of a new development pattern, solidly promoted high-quality development, made efforts to expand domestic demand, optimize the structure, boost confidence, and prevent and resolve risks. The effects of macro-combination policies continued to be released, production demand rose steadily, and employment prices were generally stable.
First, industrial production accelerated, and consumer goods manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing rebounded.
From January to February, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 7.0% year-on-year, 0.2 percentage points faster than that in December last year. In terms of three categories, the added value of mining industry increased by 2.3% year-on-year, manufacturing industry increased by 7.7%, and electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries increased by 7.9%. The added value of consumer goods manufacturing increased by 4.7%, 4.4 percentage points faster than that in December last year; The added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 7.5%, accelerating by 1.1 percentage points. In terms of economic types, the added value of state-owned holding enterprises increased by 5.8%; Joint-stock enterprises increased by 7.3%, and foreign-invested enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan increased by 6.2%; Private enterprises increased by 6.5%. In terms of products, the output of 3D printing equipment, charging piles and electronic components increased by 49.5%, 41.8% and 41.5% respectively. From the ring comparison, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 0.56% in February compared with the previous month. In February, the purchasing manager index of manufacturing industry was 49.1%, and the expected index of enterprise production and operation activities was 54.2%.
Second, the service industry is growing well, and the development of modern service industry is improving.
In January and February, the national service industry production index increased by 5.8% year-on-year. By industry, the production index of accommodation and catering, information transmission, software and information technology services, finance, transportation, warehousing and postal services, wholesale and retail increased by 12.1%, 10.4%, 8.2%, 7.1% and 7.0% respectively. In February, the business activity index of service industry was 51.0%, up 0.9 percentage points from the previous month; The expected index of service business activities is 58.1%. Among them, the business activity index of road transport, air transport, catering, monetary and financial services, ecological protection and public facilities management, culture, sports and entertainment industries are all located in the higher boom zone of more than 55.0%.
Third, market sales continued to recover, and service consumption increased rapidly.
In January and February, the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 8,130.7 billion yuan, up 5.5% year-on-year. According to the location of business units, the retail sales of urban consumer goods reached 7,043.7 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5%; The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 1,087 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%. By consumption type, the retail sales of commodities reached 7,182.6 billion yuan, up by 4.6%; The catering revenue was 948.1 billion yuan, up by 12.5%. The sales of upgraded commodities are relatively fast. Among the retail sales of commodities above designated size, communication equipment, sports, entertainment products and automobiles increased by 16.2%, 11.3% and 8.7% respectively. The national online retail sales reached 2,153.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.3%. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods was 1,820.6 billion yuan, up by 14.4%, accounting for 22.4% of the total retail sales of social consumer goods. From January to February, the retail sales of services increased by 12.3% year-on-year. From the ring comparison, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in February increased by 0.03% compared with the previous month.
Fourth, the growth rate of investment in fixed assets rebounded, and investment in manufacturing and high-tech industries maintained rapid growth.
In January and February, the national investment in fixed assets (excluding farmers) was 5,084.7 billion yuan, up 4.2% year-on-year, 1.2 percentage points faster than the previous year; Excluding investment in real estate development, the national investment in fixed assets increased by 8.9% year-on-year. In terms of fields, infrastructure investment increased by 6.3% year-on-year, manufacturing investment increased by 9.4%, and real estate development investment decreased by 9.0%. The sales area of new commercial housing nationwide was 113.69 million square meters, down 20.5% year-on-year; The sales volume of newly-built commercial housing was 1,056.6 billion yuan, down by 29.3%. By industry, investment in the primary industry decreased by 5.7%, investment in the secondary industry increased by 11.9% and investment in the tertiary industry increased by 1.2%. Private investment increased by 0.4%; Excluding investment in real estate development, private investment increased by 7.6%. Investment in high-tech industries increased by 9.4% year-on-year, of which investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industries increased by 10.0% and 7.8% respectively. In high-tech manufacturing, the investment in information chemicals manufacturing, aviation, spacecraft and equipment manufacturing increased by 43.2% and 33.1% respectively; In the high-tech service industry, the investment in professional technical service industry and information service industry increased by 36.2% and 16.1% respectively. From the ring comparison, investment in fixed assets (excluding farmers) increased by 0.88% in February compared with the previous month.
V. The import and export of goods grew rapidly and the trade structure continued to be optimized.
From January to February, the total import and export volume of goods was 6,613.8 billion yuan, up 8.7% year-on-year. Among them, the export was 3,752.3 billion yuan, an increase of 10.3%; Imports reached 2,861.5 billion yuan, up 6.7%. Import and export balance, with a trade surplus of 890.9 billion yuan. The import and export of general trade increased by 10.0% year-on-year, accounting for 65.7% of the total import and export, an increase of 0.8 percentage points over the same period of last year. The import and export of private enterprises increased by 17.7%, accounting for 54.6% of the total import and export, an increase of 4.2 percentage points over the same period of last year. The export of mechanical and electrical products increased by 11.8%, accounting for 59.1% of the total export.
Six, the employment situation is generally stable, and the urban survey unemployment rate is stable.
In January and February, the national urban survey unemployment rate averaged 5.3%. In February, the national urban survey unemployment rate was 5.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month and down 0.3 percentage points from the same month of last year. The unemployment rate of local registered labor force survey is 5.5%; The survey unemployment rate of migrant registered labor force is 4.8%, of which the survey unemployment rate of migrant agricultural registered labor force is 4.8%. The survey unemployment rate in 31 big cities and towns is 5.1%. The average weekly working hours of employees in enterprises nationwide are 48.0 hours.
Seven, the consumer price has turned from falling to rising, and the core CPI has rebounded.
From January to February, the national consumer price (CPI) was flat year-on-year, with a decrease of 0.8% in January and an increase of 0.7% in February. By category, from January to February, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol decreased by 1.9% year-on-year, clothing increased by 1.6%, housing increased by 0.3%, daily necessities and services increased by 0.7%, transportation and communication decreased by 1.4%, education, culture and entertainment increased by 2.6%, medical care increased by 1.4%, and other supplies and services increased by 2.9%. Among the food, tobacco and alcohol prices, the price of pork decreased by 9.1%, the price of fresh fruit decreased by 6.6%, the price of fresh vegetables decreased by 5.1%, and the price of grain increased by 0.4%. After deducting food and energy prices, the core CPI rose by 0.8% year-on-year, including 1.2% in February, an increase of 0.8 percentage points over the previous month. From the ring comparison, in January and February, the national consumer price rose by 0.3% and 1.0% respectively.
In January and February, the ex-factory prices of industrial producers nationwide decreased by 2.6% year-on-year. On a monthly basis, January decreased by 2.5% year-on-year and 0.2% quarter-on-quarter; February decreased by 2.7% year-on-year and 0.2% quarter-on-quarter. In January and February, the purchase price of industrial producers nationwide decreased by 3.4% year-on-year.
Generally speaking, in January and February, with the effectiveness of various macro policies, the national economy continued to pick up and improve. However, we should also see that the complexity, severity and uncertainty of the external environment are rising, the problem of insufficient domestic effective demand still exists, and the sustained economic recovery needs to be consolidated. In the next stage, we should adhere to the guidance of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, fully implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the National "Two Sessions", persist in striving for progress while maintaining stability, promoting stability by advancing, and implementing the new development concept in a complete, accurate and comprehensive way, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, focus on promoting high-quality development, intensify macro-control, effectively enhance economic vitality, prevent and resolve risks, improve social expectations, and continuously consolidate and enhance economic recovery.