Qingdao Evening News 2024-07-26 page
On July 25, the Municipal Bureau of Statistics released the economic operation of Qingdao in the first half of 2024. According to the results of the unified accounting of the city's GDP, in the first half of 2024, the city's GDP will be 797.867 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8% at constant prices.
By industry, the added value of the primary industry was 23.492 billion yuan, up by 4.0 percent year-on-year; the added value of the secondary industry was 263.341 billion yuan, up by 8.6 percent; the added value of the tertiary industry was 511.034 billion yuan, up by 4.4 percent.
The momentum of industrial transformation and upgrading is good
Judging from the main characteristics, agricultural production has been carried out in an orderly manner, and the supply of agricultural and livestock products is sufficient. In the first half of the year, the city's total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 40.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%. Summer sowing and summer management were carried out in an orderly manner, the production situation was generally stable, and the summer grain was harvested again. The supply of agricultural and livestock products is sufficient. The output of vegetables and fruits in the city was 2.258 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%. The total output of meat, eggs and milk was 540,000 tons, an increase of 9.0%. Among them, the output of pigs, cattle, mutton and poultry was 247,000 tons, an increase of 4.3%; the output of poultry eggs was 141,000 tons, an increase of 6.8%; The output of milk was 152,000 tons, an increase of 20.0%. Fishery development continues to grow. The output of aquatic products was 394,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%.
Industrial production has grown rapidly, and the momentum of transformation and upgrading is good. In the first half of the year, the added value of the city's industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 9.8% year-on-year. The growth of the industry continues to expand. Among the 35 major industries, 30 industries achieved growth, with an increase of 85.7%, an increase of 5.7 percentage points over the first quarter. The momentum of industrial transformation and upgrading is good. The added value of the equipment manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 9.7% year-on-year, accounting for 51.7% of the industrial enterprises above designated size, and the contribution rate reached 51.2%; The high-tech manufacturing industry grew by 10.7 percent, 0.9 percentage points faster than that of the industries above designated size. In the second quarter, the city's industrial enterprise prosperity index and entrepreneur confidence index were 140.9 and 139.9 respectively, continuing to run in the "relatively prosperous" range.
The service sector continued to recover, and the producer services sector developed well. In the first half of the year, the added value of the city's service industry increased by 4.4% year-on-year, accounting for 64.1% of the city's GDP and contributing 49.2% to economic growth. The growth momentum of producer services is good. In the first half of the year, the added value of the city's producer service industry was 306.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.0%, and the contribution rate to the growth of the service industry was 77.1%. The service industry above designated size is running smoothly as a whole. From January to May, the operating income of service enterprises above designated size in the city increased by 12.2% year-on-year. Among them, transportation, warehousing and postal services, leasing and business services increased by 16.0% and 16.2% year-on-year respectively; Education, residential services, repair and other services, culture, sports and recreation increased by 18.2 per cent, 22.4 per cent and 13.3 per cent, respectively.
The growth trend of consumption upgrading commodities is good
Investment in fixed assets grew steadily, and investment in key areas accelerated. In the first half of the year, the city's investment in fixed assets increased by 5.3% year-on-year. Among them, the investment in the primary industry increased by 30.1 percent year-on-year, the secondary industry increased by 20.9 percent, and the tertiary industry decreased by 1.3 percent. Outstanding investment performance in key areas. Investment in high-tech industries increased by 91.1 percent year-on-year, 13.3 percentage points faster than the first quarter, accounting for 23.6 percent of the city's investment, driving the city's investment growth rate by 10.9 percentage points; investment in strategic emerging industries and industrial technological transformation increased by 13.0 percent and 9.6 percent respectively, 7.7 and 4.3 percentage points higher than the growth rate of all investment. Strong support for private investment. Private investment increased by 7.8 percent year-on-year, 1.1 percentage points faster than the first quarter, and accounted for 61.4 percent of the city's investment, up 1.5 percentage points from the first quarter.
The consumption potential continued to be released, and the growth momentum of upgraded commodities was good. In the first half of the year, the city's total retail sales of consumer goods reached 292.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%. According to the location of business units, the retail sales of urban consumer goods were 242.23 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%; The retail sales of rural consumer goods were 50.32 billion yuan, up by 6.4 percent. The growth trend of upgraded commodities is better. Among the units above designated size, the retail sales of new energy vehicles, sports and entertainment goods, and communication equipment increased by 12.8%, 28.6% and 1.7 times year-on-year respectively. Online consumption continues to be active. Among the units above designated size, the retail sales of goods realized through the public network increased by 26.2 percent year-on-year, accounting for 37.8 percent of the retail sales of consumer goods above designated size, an increase of 1.4 percentage points over the first quarter.
Foreign trade exports maintained growth, and the trade structure continued to be optimized. In the first half of the year, the total import and export value of the city's foreign trade was 437.83 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.8%. Among them, exports were 254.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.8%; imports were 183.33 billion yuan, down by 7.6 percent. The trade structure has been continuously optimized. the import and export of general trade was 291.83 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%; It accounted for 66.7% of the total import and export value, an increase of 3.1 percentage points over the same period of last year. Foreign-invested enterprises are growing well. The total import and export value of foreign-invested enterprises in the city was 84.65 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.0%, 8.2 percentage points higher than the growth rate of the city's foreign trade import and export. Imports and exports to the European Union, United States and Japan have maintained growth. In the first half of the year, imports and exports to the European Union, United States and Japan increased by 13.8%, 0.6% and 2.3% respectively.
Residents' incomes grew steadily
People's livelihood expenditure is strongly guaranteed, and financial operations are generally stable. In the first half of the year, the city's general public budget revenue was 74.36 billion yuan, and the general public budget expenditure was 81.63 billion yuan. People's livelihood expenditure is strongly guaranteed. In the first half of the year, the city's livelihood expenditure was 59.14 billion yuan, accounting for 72.4% of the general public budget expenditure. Among them, the expenditure on education, social security and employment, and housing security is higher than the growth rate of general public budget expenditure. At the end of June, the balance of deposits in local and foreign currencies was 2.81 trillion yuan, up 4.2 percent year-on-year, an increase of 103.50 billion yuan over the beginning of the year, and the balance of loans in local and foreign currencies was 3.14 trillion yuan, up 8.4 percent, an increase of 128.73 billion yuan over the beginning of the year.
The employment situation was generally stable, and consumer prices remained stable. In the first half of the year, 185,500 new urban jobs were created in the city, a year-on-year increase of 1.8%. Among them, the private economy absorbed 154,300 jobs, accounting for 83.1% of all new jobs. In the first half of the year, consumer prices (CPI) rose 0.3% year-on-year. By category, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol decreased by 1.4 percent year-on-year, clothing prices rose by 2.9 percent, housing prices rose by 0.5 percent, daily necessities and services prices rose by 1.4 percent, transportation and communication prices decreased by 1.2 percent, education, culture and entertainment prices rose by 2.2 percent, medical care prices rose by 0.2 percent, and other articles and services prices rose by 5.3 percent. In June, consumer prices rose 0.2% year-on-year and fell 0.2% month-on-month.
The income of residents has grown steadily, and the income of rural residents has grown faster than that of urban residents. In the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of residents in the city was 30,298 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.3%. In terms of permanent residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 33,998 yuan, up by 4.8 percent; The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 19,365 yuan, up by 6.6 percent. In terms of income sources, the per capita wage income, net operating income, net property income and net transfer income of the city's residents increased by 5.6 percent, 4.3 percent, 6.3 percent and 4.5 percent respectively.
(Guanhai News/Qingbao All Media Reporter Yang Guang)