China News Service, April 17, according to the National Bureau of Statistics website, preliminary calculations, the first quarter GDP was 206.54 trillion yuan, calculated at comparable prices, a year-on-year decline of 6.8%. In terms of different industries, the added value of the first industry was 1,018.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.2%; the added value of the second industry was 73638 billion yuan, a decrease of 9.6%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 12,268 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.2%.
Agricultural production is basically stable, and the grain production situation is better
In the first quarter, the added value of agriculture (planting industry) increased by 3.5% year-on-year. At present, the climatic conditions in the main agricultural areas of the country are generally favorable. Spring plowing and spring sowing are progressing smoothly. The overall growth of winter wheat is better than that of last year and normal years. At the end of March, the proportion of the sown area of winter wheat first and second class seedlings nationwide reached 87.2%, an increase of 3.5 percentage points from the same period last year. In the first quarter, the output of poultry eggs increased by 4.3%, the output of milk increased by 4.6%, and the output of pork, beef, mutton and poultry meat was 18.13 million tons. The production capacity of live pigs continued to recover. At the end of the first quarter, the number of live pigs was 321.2 million, an increase of 3.5% over the end of the fourth quarter of the previous year, of which 33.81 million were capable of breeding sows, an increase of 9.8%.
Industrial production declined, basic raw material industry and high-tech manufacturing maintained growth
In the first quarter, the added value of industries above designated size fell by 8.4% year-on-year. Among them, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in March decreased by 1.1% year-on-year, a decrease of 12.4 percentage points from January to February; the chain increased by 32.13%, and the scale of industrial output was close to the level of the same period last year. In terms of economic type, in the first quarter, the added value of state-owned holding companies fell by 6.0% year-on-year; joint-stock enterprises fell by 8.4%; foreign-invested, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan-invested enterprises fell by 14.5%; and private enterprises fell by 11.3%. In terms of three categories, the added value of the mining industry fell by 1.7%, the manufacturing industry fell by 10.2%, and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water declined by 5.2%. The production of basic raw materials and new products maintained growth, and the output of natural gas, non-woven fabrics, crude drugs, crude oil, ten nonferrous metals, ethylene and crude steel increased by 9.1%, 6.1%, 4.5%, 2.4%, 2.1%, 1.3 % And 1.2%; the output of vending machines, ticket vending machines, electronic components, integrated circuits, urban rail vehicles, and solar cells increased by 35.3%, 16.2%, 16.0%, 13.1%, and 3.4%, respectively. In March, high-tech manufacturing increased by 8.9% year-on-year, of which computer, communications and other electronic equipment manufacturing increased by 9.9%. The output of industrial robots and generator sets increased by 12.9% and 20.0% respectively.
Service industry production declines, emerging service industry grows well
In the first quarter, the added value of the tertiary industry declined year-on-year, of which the value added of information transmission, software and information technology services, and the financial industry increased by 13.2% and 6.0%, respectively. In March, the national service industry production index fell by 9.1%, a decrease of 3.9 percentage points from January to February. From January to February, the operating income of service enterprises above designated size fell by 12.2%, of which the operating income of the Internet and related services, software and information technology service industries increased by 10.1% and 0.7% respectively. In March, the service industry business activity index was 51.8%, up 21.7 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, the business activity indexes of transportation, warehousing and postal industries, retail and monetary and financial services are relatively high, at 59.3%, 60.6% and 62.9%, respectively. From the perspective of market expectations, the service industry's business activity expectation index is 56.8%, up 17.1 percentage points from the previous month, and enterprises have increased confidence in market development.
Decrease in market sales, rapid growth in sales of necessities and online retail of physical goods
In the first quarter, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 785.8 billion yuan, down 19.0% year-on-year. Among them, the total retail sales of consumer goods in March was 264.5 billion yuan, a decrease of 15.8%, a decrease of 4.7 percentage points from January to February; the retail sales of commodities decreased by 12.0%, a decrease of 5.6 percentage points from January to February. According to the location of the business unit, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas in the first quarter was 678.55 billion yuan, down 19.1%; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 1072.5 billion yuan, down 17.7%. By consumption type, catering revenue was 602.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 44.3%; merchandise retail was 725.35.3 billion yuan, a decrease of 15.8%. Commodities closely related to the lives of residents showed an increasing trend. The grain and oil, food, beverage and Chinese and Western medicines above designated size increased by 12.6%, 4.1% and 2.9% respectively, 2.9, 1.0 and 2.7 percentage points faster than that in January-February . The national online retail sales amounted to 2.2169 trillion yuan, down 0.8% year-on-year. Among them, the online retail sales of physical commodities was 1,853.6 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%, an increase of 2.9 percentage points from January to February; the proportion of total retail sales of social consumer goods was 23.6%, an increase of 2.1 percentage points from January to February.
Investment activities slowed down, investment in e-commerce, professional technical services and anti-epidemic related industries increased
In the first quarter, national fixed asset investment (excluding farmers) was 841.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 16.1%, a decrease of 8.4 percentage points from January to February. In terms of different fields, infrastructure investment decreased by 19.7%, manufacturing investment decreased by 25.2%, and real estate development investment decreased by 7.7%, which were narrowed by 10.6, 6.3, and 8.6 percentage points, respectively, from January to February. The sales area of commercial housing nationwide was 219.78 million square meters, a decrease of 26.3%; the sales volume of commercial housing was 2.0365 trillion yuan, a decrease of 24.7%, which was narrowed by 13.6 and 11.2 percentage points from January to February. In view of different industries, the investment in the primary industry decreased by 13.8%, the investment in the secondary industry decreased by 21.9%, and the investment in the tertiary industry decreased by 13.5%; the private investment was 4,780.4 billion yuan, a decrease of 18.8%, and the decline rate was narrower than that of January-February by 11.8 and 6.3, respectively. , 9.5 and 7.6 percentage points. Investment in high-tech industries fell by 12.1%, a decrease of less than 4.0 percentage points of total investment, of which investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industries decreased by 13.5% and 9.0%, respectively. In the high-tech manufacturing industry, investment in computer and office equipment manufacturing increased by 3.2%. In the high-tech service industry, investment in e-commerce services increased by 39.6%, investment in professional technical services increased by 36.7%, and investment in transformation services of scientific and technological achievements increased by 17.4%. Investment in the social sector fell by 8.8%, of which investment in the health sector fell by 0.9%, a decrease of 15.2 percentage points lower than the total investment. Investment in bio-pharmaceutical product manufacturing and other anti-epidemic industries maintained growth, and the construction of key epidemic prevention projects was advancing rapidly. From a quarter-on-quarter perspective, fixed-asset investment (excluding rural households) increased by 6.05% in March from the previous month.
Import and export of goods slowed down, and trade structure continued to improve
In the first quarter, the total import and export of goods was 657.42 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 6.4%. Among them, the total import and export volume in March was 2,445.9 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.8% year-on-year, and the decrease was 8.7 percentage points narrower than that in January-February. Exports were 1,272.7 billion yuan, down 3.5%; imports were 11,523.2 billion yuan, up 2.4%, of which general trade imports were up 4.0%. In the first quarter, exports were 3.3363 trillion yuan, down 11.4%; imports were 3.238 trillion yuan, down 0.7%. The balance of imports and exports, trade surplus of 98.3 billion yuan. The trade structure continued to be optimized. General trade imports and exports accounted for 60.0% of total imports and exports, an increase of 0.4 percentage points from the same period last year. In the first quarter, the export delivery value of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide reached 2,408.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 10.3%, a decrease of 8.8 percentage points from January to February. In March, the export delivery value of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide reached 1.0307 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.1%.
The increase in consumer prices fell, and the decline in factory producer prices expanded
In the first quarter, national consumer prices rose 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, the national consumer price in March rose by 4.3% year-on-year, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points from February; the month-on-month decline of 1.2%. In the first quarter, cities rose 4.6% and rural areas rose 5.9%. In terms of categories, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol increased by 14.9% year-on-year, clothing by 0.2%, residence by 0.2%, household goods and services by 0.2%, transportation and communications by 1.5%, education, culture and entertainment by 1.9%, and healthcare by 2.2. %, Other supplies and services rose 4.9%. Among the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol, the price of grain increased by 0.6%; the price of fresh vegetables increased by 9.0%, from a rise of 10.9% in February to a decrease of 0.1% in March; pork prices increased by 122.5%, of which 116.4% in March, compared with The month fell by 18.8 percentage points. After deducting food and energy prices, the core CPI rose 1.3%.
In the first quarter, the national producer prices fell by 0.6% year-on-year. Among them, the year-on-year decline was 1.5% in March and 1.0% month-on-month, and the year-on-year decrease was 1.1 percentage points higher than that in January-February. In the first quarter, the purchase prices of industrial producers nationwide fell by 0.8% year-on-year. Among them, March decreased by 1.6% year-on-year and 1.1% month-on-month.
The unemployment rate in urban surveys nationwide has declined, and the employment situation is generally stable
In the first quarter, 2.29 million people were employed in cities and towns across the country. In March, the national unemployment rate for urban surveys was 5.9%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from February; the unemployment rate for the 25-59-year-old population survey was 5.4%, which was lower than the national urban survey unemployment rate by 0.5 percentage points, a decrease of 0.2 from the previous month Percentage points. The surveyed unemployment rate in 31 major cities and towns was 5.7%, which was the same as last month. In March, the average weekly working hours of employees in enterprises across the country was 44.8 hours, an increase of 4.6 hours from the previous month. At the end of February, the total rural labor force working abroad was 122.51 million.
As nominal income of residents increases, actual income decreases, and the ratio of per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents slightly decreases
In the first quarter, the national per capita disposable income of residents was 8,561 yuan, a nominal increase of 0.8% year-on-year, and a real decrease of 3.9% after deducting price factors. By habitual residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents is 11,691 yuan, a nominal increase of 0.5%, and a real decrease of 3.9%; the per capita disposable income of rural residents is 4,641 yuan, a nominal increase of 0.9%, and a real decrease of 4.7%. From the perspective of income sources, the national per capita wage income increased by 1.2% year-on-year, net operating income decreased by 7.3%, property net income increased by 2.7%, and transfer net income increased by 6.8%. The ratio of per capita income of urban and rural residents was 2.52, a decrease of 0.01 from the same period last year. The median per capita disposable income of residents in the country was 7,109 yuan, a decrease of 0.7%.