Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 5th: China achieved a good start in the 14th Five-Year Plan by increasing its economic volume

221 is a landmark year in the history of the Party and the country. Ning Ji Zhe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said a few days ago that this year, the whole country made concerted efforts to overcome difficulties, the main expected goals of economic and social development were fully realized, new steps were taken in building a new development pattern, new achievements were made in high-quality development, and a good start was achieved in the 14 th Five-Year Plan.

economic growth is leading the world, and comprehensive national strength has been significantly enhanced. In 221, China's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 8.1% over the previous year, which was higher than the estimated economic growth rate of the United States, the euro zone and Japan in 221 by the International Monetary Fund.

the total economic output exceeded 11 trillion yuan. In 221, China's GDP will reach 114.4 trillion yuan, equivalent to 17.7 trillion US dollars at the annual average exchange rate, ranking second in the world and accounting for more than 18% of the global economy.

per capita GDP exceeded $12,. In 221, China's per capita GDP will reach 8,976 yuan, equivalent to 12,551 US dollars, which is expected to exceed the global per capita GDP level and close to the threshold of the per capita level of high-income economies set by the World Bank.

the international influence has been further expanded. China's goods trade volume and foreign exchange reserve balance rank first in the world, and the service trade, foreign investment and consumer market scale rank second in the world. In 221, the contribution rate of China's economic growth to the world economic growth is expected to be about 25%, which is the main force leading the recovery of the world economy.

"All regions and departments have done a solid job in the work of" six stabilities "and" six guarantees ",paid attention to the cross-cycle adjustment of macro policies, and China's economy has continued to recover and develop. The main expected goals and key tasks put forward in early 221 have been fully completed, achieving an optimal combination of higher growth, more employment and lower prices." Ning Jizhen said.

in the face of complicated domestic and international situations and various risk challenges, in 221, China's economic development and epidemic prevention and control will maintain a leading position in the world, the economic structure will be adjusted and optimized, the quality and efficiency will be gradually improved, and the development vitality will continue to emerge.

optimization and upgrading of industrial structure. In 221, the added value of manufacturing accounted for 27.4% of GDP, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over the previous year. The added value of the tertiary industry accounts for 53.3% of GDP, 13.9 percentage points higher than that of the secondary industry; The contribution rate of its growth to economic growth is 54.9%, 16.5 percentage points higher than that of the secondary industry.

improvement of demand structure. In 221, the final consumption expenditure accounted for 54.5% of GDP, 11.5 percentage points higher than the total capital formation; The contribution rate of its growth to economic growth is 51.7 percentage points higher than the total capital formation, and consumption is the main component of the total economic output and the main driving force of economic growth.

the utilization rate of industrial capacity is improved. In 221, the national industrial capacity utilization rate was 77.5%, 3. percentage points higher than the previous year, which was at a high level in recent years.

the development of new kinetic energy has been continuously enhanced. In 221, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 18.2% over the previous year, 8.6 percentage points faster than that of industries above designated size; The express business volume reached 18.3 billion pieces, an increase of 29.9% over the previous year, and the number of parcels accounted for more than half of the world; Online retail sales of physical goods increased by 12.%.

Ning Jizhe said that at present, the changes in the past 1 years and the epidemic in the century are intertwined, and the external environment is more complicated, severe and uncertain. Domestic development faces triple pressures of shrinking demand, supply shocks and weakening expectations, and there are many risks and challenges on the way forward. However, China has strong development resilience and great potential, the fundamentals of long-term economic improvement have not changed, the trend of sustained and stable recovery has not changed, and the conditions for promoting high-quality development have not changed. We are fully confident and capable of maintaining sustained and healthy economic development.