National Bureau Of Statistics: In 2023, China'S National Economy Will Pick Up And Make Solid Progress Towards High-Quality Development

The National Bureau of Statistics today released the national economic operation in 2023. Data shows that in 2023, China's economy will recover and improve, supply and demand will steadily improve, transformation and upgrading will be actively promoted, employment prices will be generally stable, people's livelihood will be effectively guaranteed, high-quality development will be solidly promoted, and the main expected goals will be successfully achieved.

According to preliminary accounting, the annual GDP was 126058.2 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year at constant prices. By industry, the added value of the primary industry was 8975.5 billion yuan, an increase of 4.1% over the previous year; The added value of the secondary industry was 48258.9 billion yuan, up 4.7%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 68823.8 billion yuan, up 5.8%. On a quarterly basis, the GDP in the first quarter increased by 4.5% year on year, 6.3% in the second quarter, 4.9% in the third quarter and 5.2% in the fourth quarter. On a month on month basis, GDP grew by 1.0% in the fourth quarter.

　　 Grain production reached a new high and livestock production increased steadily

The total grain output in the whole year was 695.41 million tons, an increase of 8.88 million tons or 1.3% over the previous year. Among them, the output of summer grain was 146.15 million tons, down 0.8%; The yield of early rice was 28.34 million tons, up 0.8%; The output of autumn grain was 520.92 million tons, up 1.9%. By variety, the rice yield was 206.6 million tons, down 0.9%; The wheat output was 136.59 million tons, down 0.8%; The yield of corn was 288.84 million tons, up 4.2%; The soybean output was 20.84 million tons, up 2.8%. Oil production was 38.64 million tons, up 5.7%. The annual output of pig, cattle, sheep and poultry meat was 96.41 million tons, an increase of 4.5% over the previous year; Among them, the output of pork was 57.94 million tons, up 4.6%; Beef output was 7.53 million tons, up 4.8%; The mutton output was 5.31 million tons, up 1.3%; The output of poultry meat was 25.63 million tons, up 4.9%. The output of milk was 41.97 million tons, up 6.7%; The output of poultry eggs was 35.63 million tons, up 3.1%. 726.62 million pigs were sold throughout the year, up 3.8%; At the end of the year, 434.22 million pigs were on hand, down 4.1%.

　　 Industrial production picked up steadily, and the equipment manufacturing industry grew rapidly

The added value of industries above designated size nationwide increased by 4.6% over the previous year. In terms of three categories, the added value of the mining industry grew by 2.3%, the manufacturing industry grew by 5.0%, and the power, heat, gas and water production and supply industries grew by 4.3%. The added value of equipment manufacturing industry increased by 6.8%, 2.2 percentage points faster than that of industries above designated size. In terms of economic types, the added value of state-owned holding enterprises increased by 5.0%; Joint stock enterprises increased by 5.3%, and enterprises invested by foreign businessmen, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan increased by 1.4%; Private enterprises grew by 3.1%. By product, the output of solar cells, new energy vehicles and generator sets (power generation equipment) increased by 54.0%, 30.3% and 28.5% respectively. In December, the added value of industries above designated size increased 6.8% year on year and 0.52% month on month. From January to November, the total profit of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide reached 6982.3 billion yuan, down 4.4% year on year; Among them, the growth rate in November was 29.5%, which was four consecutive months of growth.

　　 The service industry grew rapidly, and the contact and cluster service industry improved significantly

The added value of the service industry increased by 5.8% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of accommodation and catering, information transmission, software and information technology services, leasing and business services, transportation, warehousing and postal services, finance, wholesale and retail increased by 14.5%, 11.9%, 9.3%, 8.0%, 6.8% and 6.2% respectively. In December, the service industry production index increased by 8.5% year on year; Among them, the production index of accommodation and catering industry, information transmission, software and information technology service industry increased by 34.8% and 13.8% respectively. From January to November, the operating revenue of service enterprises above designated size increased by 8.5% year on year. Among them, the operating income of culture, sports and entertainment, information transmission, software and information technology services, leasing and business services increased by 18.9%, 12.8% and 12.7% respectively.

　　 Rapid recovery of market sales and rapid growth of service consumption

The total retail sales of consumer goods in the whole year was 47149.5 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2% over the previous year. By the location of the business unit, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas reached 40749 billion yuan, up 7.1%; The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 640.5 billion yuan, up 8.0%. By type of consumption, retail sales of goods reached 41860.5 billion yuan, up 5.8%; Catering revenue was 5289 billion yuan, up 20.4%. The sales of basic living commodities grew steadily, and the retail sales of clothing, shoes and hats, knitwear and textiles, grain and oil, and food commodities of units above the designated size increased by 12.9% and 5.2% respectively. The sales of upgraded commodities grew rapidly, and the retail sales of gold, silver and jewelry, sports and entertainment products, and communication equipment of units above designated size increased by 13.3%, 11.2%, and 7.0% respectively. The national online retail sales reached 15426.4 billion yuan, an increase of 11.0% over the previous year. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods reached 13017.4 billion yuan, up 8.4%, accounting for 27.6% of the total retail sales of consumer goods. In December, the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 7.4% year on year and 0.42% month on month. The annual retail sales of services increased by 20.0% over the previous year.

　　 The scale of investment in fixed assets increased, and the investment in high-tech industries grew well

In the whole year, the national fixed asset investment (excluding farmers) was 50303.6 billion yuan, up 3.0% over the previous year; Excluding the impact of price factors, it increased by 6.4%. In terms of sectors, infrastructure investment increased by 5.9%, manufacturing investment increased by 6.5%, and real estate development investment decreased by 9.6%. The sales area of commercial housing nationwide was 1117.35 million square meters, down 8.5%; The sales of commercial housing reached 11662.2 billion yuan, down 6.5%. In terms of industries, the investment in the primary industry decreased by 0.1%, the investment in the secondary industry increased by 9.0%, and the investment in the tertiary industry increased by 0.4%. Private investment dropped by 0.4%; Excluding real estate development investment, private investment increased by 9.2%. Investment in high-tech industries increased by 10.3%, 7.3 percentage points faster than the total investment. Among them, investment in high-tech manufacturing industry and high-tech service industry increased by 9.9% and 11.4% respectively. Among high-tech manufacturing industries, investment in aviation, spacecraft and equipment manufacturing, computer and office equipment manufacturing, and electronic and communication equipment manufacturing increased by 18.4%, 14.5%, and 11.1% respectively; In the high-tech service industry, the investment in scientific and technological achievements transformation service industry and e-commerce service industry increased by 31.8% and 29.2% respectively. In December, fixed asset investment (excluding farmers) grew 0.09% month on month.

　　 The import and export of goods was generally stable, and the trade structure was continuously optimized

The total import and export of goods in the whole year was 41756.8 billion yuan, up 0.2% over the previous year. Among them, exports reached 23772.6 billion yuan, up 0.6%; Imports reached 17984.2 billion yuan, down 0.3%. Import and export balance, trade surplus 5788.4 billion yuan. The import and export of private enterprises increased by 6.3%, accounting for 53.5% of the total import and export, 3.1 percentage points higher than the previous year. The import and export of countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased by 2.8%, accounting for 46.6% of the total import and export, 1.2 percentage points higher than the previous year. The export of mechanical and electrical products increased by 2.9%, accounting for 58.6% of the total export. In December, the total import and export of goods was 3809.8 billion yuan, up 2.8% year on year. Among them, the export was 2175.4 billion yuan, up 3.8%; Imports reached 1634.5 billion yuan, up 1.6%.

Consumer prices rose slightly, and core CPI was generally stable

The annual consumer price (CPI) rose 0.2% over the previous year. By category, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 0.3%, the price of clothing rose by 1.0%, the price of living goods and services remained flat, the price of daily necessities and services rose by 0.1%, the price of transportation and communication fell by 2.3%, the price of education, culture and entertainment rose by 2.0%, the price of medical care rose by 1.1%, and the price of other goods and services rose by 3.2%. Among the food, tobacco and wine prices, the price of pork dropped 13.6%, the price of fresh vegetables dropped 2.6%, the price of grain rose 1.0%, and the price of fresh fruits rose 4.9%. After deducting food and energy prices, the core CPI rose by 0.7%. In December, consumer prices fell 0.3% year on year and rose 0.1% month on month. In the whole year, the ex factory price of industrial producers dropped by 3.0% over the previous year; In December, it dropped 2.7% year on year and 0.3% month on month. In the whole year, the purchase price of industrial producers decreased by 3.6% over the previous year; In December, the year-on-year decrease was 3.8%, and the month on month decrease was 0.2%.

　　 The employment situation is generally stable, and the unemployment rate in urban surveys has declined

The average unemployment rate in the national urban survey throughout the year was 5.2%, down 0.4 percentage points from the previous year. In December, the unemployment rate in cities and towns nationwide was 5.1%. The unemployment rate of local registered labor force survey is 5.2%; The unemployment rate of migrant registered labor force is 4.7%, of which the unemployment rate of migrant agricultural registered labor force is 4.3%. The unemployment rate of 16-24, 25-29 and 30-59 years old labor force survey excluding school students was 14.9%, 6.1% and 3.9% respectively. The unemployment rate in 31 large cities and towns was 5.0%. The average weekly working hours of enterprise employees nationwide are 49.0 hours. The total number of migrant workers throughout the year was 297.53 million, an increase of 1.91 million or 0.6% over the previous year. Among them, there were 120.95 million local migrant workers, down 2.2%; 176.58 million migrant workers went out, up 2.7%. The average monthly income of migrant workers was 4780 yuan, up 3.6% over the previous year.

　　 Residents' income continued to increase, and the growth rate of rural residents' income was faster than that of urban residents

The annual per capita disposable income of residents nationwide was 39218 yuan, a nominal increase of 6.3% over the previous year, and a real increase of 6.1% after deducting price factors. By permanent residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 51821 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.1% over the previous year, and a real increase of 4.8% after deducting price factors; The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 21691 yuan, a nominal increase of 7.7% over the previous year, and a real increase of 7.6% after deducting price factors. The median per capita disposable income of residents nationwide was 33036 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.3% over the previous year. The per capita disposable income of the low-income group is 9215 yuan, that of the lower middle income group is 20442 yuan, that of the middle income group is 32195 yuan, that of the upper middle income group is 50220 yuan, and that of the high-income group is 95055 yuan. The per capita consumption expenditure of the whole country was 26796 yuan, a nominal increase of 9.2% over the previous year, and a real increase of 9.0% after deducting price factors. The per capita food, tobacco and alcohol consumption expenditure accounted for 29.8% of the per capita consumption expenditure (Engel coefficient), down 0.7 percentage points from the previous year; The per capita service consumption expenditure of Chinese residents increased by 14.4%, accounting for 45.2% of the per capita consumption expenditure, an increase of 2.0 percentage points over the previous year.

　　 The total population has decreased and the urbanization rate has continued to increase

At the end of the year, the national population (including the population of 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and active servicemen, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents and foreigners living in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) was 1409.67 million, a decrease of 2.08 million over the end of the previous year. The annual birth population was 9.02 million, with a birth rate of 6.39 ‰; The death toll was 11.10 million, and the mortality rate was 7.87 ‰; The natural population growth rate is -1.48 ‰. In terms of gender composition, the male population is 720.32 million, and the female population is 689.35 million, with a total gender ratio of 104.49 (100 for women). In terms of age composition, 864.81 million people of working age aged 16-59, accounting for 61.3% of the national population; There are 296.97 million people aged 60 and above, accounting for 21.1% of the national population, including 216.76 million people aged 65 and above, accounting for 15.4% of the national population. In terms of urban and rural composition, the urban permanent population was 932.67 million, an increase of 11.96 million over the end of the previous year; The rural permanent population was 477 million, a decrease of 14.04 million; The proportion of urban population in the national population (urbanization rate) was 66.16%, 0.94 percentage points higher than that at the end of last year.

Kang Yi, director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that, on the whole, in 2023, China will withstand external pressure and overcome internal difficulties, the national economy will recover and improve, high-quality development will be solidly promoted, the main expected goals will be successfully achieved, and solid steps will be taken to build a socialist modern country in an all-round way. At the same time, we should also see that the complexity, severity and uncertainty of the current external environment are rising, and economic development still faces some difficulties and challenges. In the next stage, it is necessary to comprehensively implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept according to the deployment of the Central Economic Work Conference, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, focus on the primary task of high-quality development, adhere to the principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, promoting stability through progress, establishing before breaking, and increase macro-control efforts, We will make overall plans to expand domestic demand and deepen supply side structural reform, make overall plans for new urbanization and overall rural revitalization, make overall plans for high-quality development and high-level security, effectively enhance economic vitality, prevent and resolve risks, improve social expectations, consolidate and enhance the momentum of economic recovery, and continue to promote the quality and effective improvement of the economy and reasonable growth in quantity.

(Source: People's Daily Online)