In the first four months, the added value of Qingdao's large-scale industrial enterprises increased by 6%
Original title: Qingdao's industrial added value increases by 6% in the first 4 months
Source: Qingdao Daily
Qingdao Daily/Guanhai News reporter Liu Lanxing
Qingdao Daily On May 22nd, the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Statistics released economic operation data showing that since the beginning of this year, the city has focused on the primary task of high-quality development, continuously optimized the business environment, adhered to policies that are forward-looking and precise, and the policy effects have continued to emerge. Positive factors have accumulated and increased, and major indicators have rebounded significantly. The economic operation continues to recover and improve.
From the supply side, industrial production continues to grow, and the equipment manufacturing industry is accelerating its growth rate. From January to April, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the city increased by 6.0% year-on-year, accelerating by 1.2 percentage points compared to the first quarter. In April, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 9.6% year-on-year. By industry, from January to April, among the 35 major industries, 23 industries showed year-on-year growth, with a growth rate of 65.7%, an increase of 5.7 percentage points from the first quarter. By product, the production of ultra white glass for solar energy industry, industrial control computers, and system products has increased by 2.3 times and 1.1 times respectively. From January to April, the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 6.2% year-on-year, with the computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry growing by 27.7%, and the instrument and meter manufacturing industry growing by 19.7%.
The service industry is steadily recovering, and the industry's recovery is significantly accelerating. In the first quarter, the overall growth of service industries above designated size in the city remained stable, with 8 out of 10 industries achieving positive growth in revenue. Among them, the information transmission, software, and information technology service industry increased by 18.1% year-on-year, education increased by 18.0%, leasing and business services increased by 9.4%, and scientific research and technology services increased by 5.8%. The gathering of people, logistics, and commerce has accelerated. From January to April, the city's air passenger throughput, railway passenger volume, and waterway passenger volume increased by 116.9%, 155.3%, and 425.7% year-on-year, respectively; The air cargo throughput, railway freight volume, and waterway freight volume increased by 14.2%, 9.1%, and 96.1%, respectively; The total volume of postal services increased by 12.7%. The sales revenue of wholesale businesses above designated size in the city increased by 18.2% year-on-year.
The optimization of investment structure is driving new momentum for the development of Qingdao's urban industries. From January to April, the city's fixed assets investment increased by 3.6% year on year. There are 4637 projects under construction in the city, an increase of 230 compared to the same period last year. Looking at different fields, investment in high-tech industries, strategic emerging industries, and the "four new" economy increased by 11.9%, 26.0%, and 4.6% year-on-year, respectively. Urban renewal and urban construction accelerated significantly. From January to April, infrastructure investment increased by 62.2% year on year, 5.7 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter, driving the growth of fixed assets investment by 9.5 percentage points.
With the orderly recovery of consumption scenarios, residents' consumption tendencies are gradually increasing, and the recovery of contact consumption is evident. From January to April, the sales revenue of retail businesses above designated size in the city increased by 10.0% year-on-year. From the perspective of key products, the sales of automotive products increased by 6.6% year-on-year, with new energy vehicles growing by 36.3%; Household appliances and audiovisual equipment products increased by 20.4%; Petroleum and related products increased by 17.3%. The sales revenue of goods achieved by units above the quota through public networks increased by 25.9% year-on-year. The popularity of accommodation and catering continues to rise. From January to April, the revenue of accommodation and catering industries above designated size increased by 30.7% and 22.1% year-on-year, respectively, accelerating by 9.4 and 1.1 percentage points compared to the first quarter.
Employment is the foundation of people's livelihood and development. Since the beginning of this year, with the economic recovery and improvement, the demand for job positions in the job market has gradually increased. From January to April, the city's urban areas added 109000 new jobs, a year-on-year increase of 24.7%. Consumer prices have risen moderately. From January to April, consumer prices for residents increased by 1.3% year-on-year. In April, the consumer price index for residents increased by 0.9% year-on-year and remained unchanged compared to the previous month.
