Gaoyao County has a long history of development. There was a fishing and hunting economy six thousand years ago, painted pottery appeared five thousand years ago, and bronzes began to be made during the Warring States Period. During the Western Han Dynasty, Gaoyao was one of the 36 salt transportation centers in the country. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it specialized in selling salt and iron and mainly collected salt taxes. The Song and Ming dynasties were important development periods for Gaoyao. Before the Qing Dynasty, Gaoyao was an important military, political, economic and cultural place in Guangdong and Guangxi. However, until the Republic of China, the level of social productivity in Gaoyao County was still very low. The social economy was dominated by the agricultural economy, and the industrial base was extremely weak. It could only produce some small iron and wooden farm tools, matches, daily ceramics and other daily production and daily necessities. , the level of agricultural production technology is low, the ability to resist natural disasters is poor, transportation, communication and other facilities are very backward, coupled with the soaring prices in the late Republic of China, people live in extreme poverty. From the establishment of the Rihua Electric Lighting Company in the second year of the Republic of China (1913) to 1949, there were only more than 10 industrial enterprises in the county. In 1949, the GDP was only 21.93 million yuan, the total industrial output value was 15.08 million yuan, and the total agricultural output value was 97.76 million yuan. Comparable prices in years, the same below).
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Gaoyao County's social economy began to build and develop on a large scale. Although it experienced two major setbacks, it still maintained a rapid development rate overall. Especially since 1978, a series of reforms have been carried out in the economic system, forming a flexible management mechanism adapted to Gaoyao County conditions. In 1987, the GDP was 1,005.43 million yuan (the socio-economic figures before 1987 include Guangli, Yong'an and Shapu towns, the same below), an increase of 16.51 times compared with 1949 (the growth rate is calculated based on comparable prices, excluding Guangzhou). Li, Yong'an and Shapu towns, the same below), the total industrial and agricultural output value was 1.93598 billion yuan, an increase of 16.16 times. In 1993, the GDP was 2,804.04 million yuan, an increase of 2.11 times over 1987, and the total industrial and agricultural output value was 4,663.27 million yuan, an increase of 2.07 times.
In 2011, the city’s GDP reached 26.736 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.4%; local fiscal general budget revenue was 1.653 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.1%; the total national tax revenue was 1.1 billion yuan, and the total local tax revenue was 1.1 billion yuan. 1.03 billion yuan, the tax revenue at this level was 1.01 billion yuan; the added value of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries increased by 2.5%, 29.4%, and 9.4% respectively; the total social fixed asset investment was 13.727 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.9%; the balance of various social deposits The total retail sales of consumer goods was 6.19 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.1%; the per capita GDP was 35,052 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14%. Economic and social development has achieved “new results in one year”: First, there have been new breakthroughs in transformation and upgrading. Implement the work deployment of the "Year of Development" and strive to build a modern industrial system. We persisted in optimizing and upgrading traditional industries, comprehensively carried out the upgrading and transformation of ceramic enterprises, compiled the "Gaoyao City Hardware Industry Development Plan Outline", launched the construction of Jinli Hardware International Mall, and promoted innovation in the hardware industry cluster.
Start the planning and construction of new industrial clusters. Large projects such as Datang International, Badfu Fine Chemicals, and Hehui Electronics have been settled one after another, and the construction of key projects under construction such as Hongtu Technology Phase III, Tianlong Ink Phase II, and Huafeng Electronic Aluminum Foil are progressing smoothly. The efficiency of key enterprises such as Jinding Gold Company has continued to improve, and the "Jinding" trademark has become the city's first nationally well-known trademark. The process of agricultural modernization has been further accelerated, and it has been awarded the title of "Top Ten Cities for Scientific and Technological Innovation in China's Fruit and Vegetable Industry", "China's Demonstration City for Fruit and Vegetable Safety Production", and "Guangdong Province's Advanced City for Vegetable Production".
The Zhaoqing Municipal Economic Job Responsibility Assessment Leading Group announced the main economic indicators of 8 counties (cities) and districts in 2007, 24 municipal key economic construction projects, and newly introduced major new projects exceeding 1 billion yuan. Project assessment results. The assessment results show that Gaoyao City's comprehensive assessment score reached 215 points, 115 points higher than the full assessment score of 100 points, ranking first among the eight counties (cities) and districts in Zhaoqing City.
Zhaoqing City’s economic job responsibility assessment content is divided into three categories: “Main Economic Indicators”, “Investment Attraction, Foreign Economic Work” and “Rural Work”. Specific indicators include GDP, local fiscal general budget revenue There are 12 items including tax revenue, comprehensive growth rate, fixed asset investment in the whole society, and fixed asset investment in key municipal projects.
Many indicators of Gaoyao City exceeded the full score requirements, including a comprehensive fiscal growth rate of 65.36%, 42 newly launched industrial production projects with an investment of more than 30 million yuan that year, and the newly introduced Xintianyi Polymer with an investment of 1.25 billion yuan. The project became the highlight of this assessment.
Zhaoqing Gaoyao City is located in central and western Guangdong and the western part of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone. Its hardware products industry has a long history. There are more than 2,000 hardware manufacturers and more than 50,000 employees. They pay taxes to the country every year. With a total investment of more than 80 million yuan, it has formed a hardware industry covering more than 2,000 varieties in seven major categories such as automobiles, decoration, furniture, tools, daily necessities, plumbing, construction and other industries, ranging from aircraft parts to door and window handles. , with a dazzling array of varieties, its output value accounts for 1/3 of the local industrial output value. Jinli Town, the city's most important hardware professional town, has more than 1,200 hardware companies, with hardware industry sales reaching 2.1 billion yuan. Gaoyao Hardware has grown from a "little shrimp" to a "big fish", leading more than 30,000 households in the city to embark on the road to wealth. The China Productivity Promotion Center Association of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the China Building Decoration Association of the Ministry of Construction jointly awarded Gaoyao City the plaque of "China's Construction Hardware Industry Base" and the plaque of "China's Construction Hardware Boutique Production (Purchasing) Town" was awarded to Gaoyao City. Kinley Town. In addition, 11 hardware companies have been designated by the China Building Decoration Association as "National Designated Enterprises for the Production (Purchasing) of Famous Brands in Construction Hardware".
Gaoyao City has been listed among the "Top 100 Counties (Cities) with Basic Competitiveness of County Economy in China" for five consecutive years, and has won the title of Top 100 Small and Medium-sized Cities in China in Comprehensive Strength, Top 200 Charming Cities with Chinese Characteristics, and China's Most Comprehensive Cities. Top 20 small and medium-sized cities with investment potential, top 100 small and medium-sized cities with the most regional driving force in China, "China's top ten counties (cities, districts) for undertaking industrial transfer investment environment", national science popularization demonstration counties (cities), national advanced counties (cities) in grain production ), the National Science and Technology Progress Assessment Advanced City and other honors; it has successively won the titles of Changdong Provincial Civilized City, Provincial Sanitary City, Provincial Advanced Cultural City, Provincial Double Support Model City, Provincial Advanced City in Science and Technology Progress, and Provincial Green City. It is the "Guangdong Province" Provincial Sustainable Development Experimental Zone" and "Guangdong Province Industry-Academic-Research Demonstration County (District)".
In recent years, it has been awarded "China Die-casting Industry Base", "China Construction Hardware Industry Base", "China Die-casting Industry Cluster Demonstration Base", "China Foundry Industry Education and Training Base", "China New Building Materials Industry Base", "China Tilapia Breeding Base", "China Macrobrachium rosenbergii Breeding Base", "China's Top Ten Pollution-free Fruit and Vegetable Cities", "China's Top Ten Fruit and Vegetable Standardization Cities".
Gaoyao is the only county (city, district) in Zhaoqing City with two listed companies. The Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government are committed to supporting the excellent and the strong and promoting enterprises to become bigger and stronger. Following the successful listing of Guangdong Hongtu Technology on December 29, 2006, Tianlong Group was successfully listed on March 26, 2010, becoming Gaoyao's second listed company. Three companies, Hetai Gold Mine, Hongtu Technology and Tianlong Ink, are among the "Top 500 Enterprises in Guangdong Province". The comprehensive fiscal growth rate ranked first in the province for two consecutive years (2007 and 2008).
The first county (city) among the 50 mountainous counties (cities) in Guangdong Province whose fiscal revenue exceeded the 1 billion yuan mark.