China News Agency, Hefei, April 21 (Reporter Wu Lan) Anhui Province ’s first-quarter GDP was 782.13 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), a year-on-year decrease of 6.5%. In response to the impact of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, many new formats have been developed and promoted rapidly.
Anhui Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference on the 21st, and Anhui Statistics Bureau released the economic performance of the province in the first quarter.
According to the unified accounting results of regional GDP, Anhui's GDP in the first quarter was 782.13 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 6.5%. Among them, the added value of the first industry was 41.68 billion yuan, down 4.7%; the added value of the second industry was 296.81 billion yuan, down 10%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 443.64 billion yuan, down 3.7%.
Xiao Zhiying, chief statistician of Anhui Statistics Bureau, said that responding to the impact of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic has spawned and promoted the rapid development of many new formats. In the first quarter, the added value of the information transmission, software and information technology service industries increased by 16.5%, the online and online merchandise retail sales increased by 33.5%, and the revenue from meals through the Internet increased by 36.8%. In March alone, the volume of express delivery business reached 160 million, an increase of 38.6%.
In addition, new products maintained rapid growth. In the first quarter, the output of smart watches and smart bracelets increased by 1.1 times and 44.2%, and urban rail vehicles and solar cells increased by 27.9% and 24.5%, respectively.
The total retail sales of social consumer goods in Anhui Province was 390.17 billion yuan in the first quarter, a year-on-year decrease of 11.9%. In terms of consumption patterns, retail sales of goods were 359.33 billion yuan, down 8%; catering revenue was 30.84 billion yuan, down 41.2%.
The data released on the same day showed that the sales of "eating" commodities changed from falling to increasing, and the decline in the sales of "hanging" commodities narrowed. The retail sales of "eating" commodities have decreased from 2.2% in January-February to an increase of 2.6%. The drop in retail sales of "limited" commodities narrowed by 8.9 percentage points from January to February. Affected by the reduction in tourism, business travel, meetings and other activities, the turnover of the accommodation and catering industry is still declining, and the market recovery is relatively slow. (Finish)