China News Service, March 16th. The National Bureau of Statistics released today on its official website that the national economy has withstood the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in January-February. Under the action of various policies and measures, the resumption of production and production of enterprises has accelerated, the order of production and living has gradually recovered, the national economy has achieved an orderly operation, and basic livelihood has been effectively guaranteed.
I. Agricultural production is basically stable, and spring ploughing is in full swing
The sown area of winter wheat nationwide is 331 million mu. At present, the seedling situation is basically stable and the growth is generally good. As of the end of February, the proportion of first- and second-class seedlings in the main winter wheat production areas increased by nearly 3 percentage points compared with the same period of the previous year; the area of vegetable cultivation has expanded. Spring plough preparation work has been deployed nationwide, and the supply of agricultural materials such as seeds, fertilizers and pesticides has been guaranteed.
Data map: On February 20th, in the modern agricultural demonstration zone of Hushu Street, Nanjing, workers drove self-propelled sprayers to spray herbicide on wheat. Photo
2. Industrial production declines and production of important materials keeps growing
From January to February, the value added of industries above designated size fell by 13.5% year-on-year. In terms of different types of economy, the value added of state-holding enterprises fell by 7.9%; joint-stock enterprises fell by 14.2%; foreign-invested and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises fell by 21.4%; private enterprises fell by 20.2%. Divided into three categories, the added value of the mining industry fell by 6.5%, the manufacturing industry fell by 15.7%, and the power, heat, gas, and water production and supply industries fell by 7.1%. From the perspective of product output, medical protection and daily necessities have grown rapidly. The output of masks and fermented alcohol has increased by 127.5% and 15.6% respectively, while frozen meat and instant noodles have increased by 13.5% and 11.4% respectively. The growth of high-tech products is good. The output of smart watches, smart bracelets, semiconductor discrete devices and integrated circuits has increased by 119.7%, 45.1%, 31.4% and 8.5% respectively. The production of basic raw materials was stable, and the output of pig iron, crude steel, flat glass and ten non-ferrous metals increased by 3.1%, 3.1%, 2.3% and 2.2% respectively. According to the survey data of the National Purchasing Managers, as of February 25, the resumption rate of large and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises reached 85.6%, and production and operation activities are recovering in an orderly manner.
3. The production of service industry declined, and the emerging service industry continued to develop
From January to February, the national service industry production index decreased by 13.0% year-on-year. From the perspective of major industries, the financial industry grew by 4.5%, the information transmission, software and information technology services industry increased by 3.8%, and the rest of the industries declined to varying degrees. In February, the business activity index of the service industry was 30.1%, of which the business activity index of the financial industry was 50.1%, which continued to stay in the expansion range. The business activity indexes of the telecommunications and Internet software industries were 43.3% and 41.4%, which were higher than those of the service industry. The indices of 13.2 and 11.3 percentage points were significantly better than the overall level of the service industry.
Fourth, market sales decreased, sales of daily necessities and online retail of physical goods continued to grow
From January to February, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 5,213 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 20.5%. According to the location of business units, the retail sales of urban consumer goods were 4,448.8 billion yuan, a decrease of 20.7%; the retail sales of rural consumer goods were 724.9 billion yuan, a decrease of 19.0%. By consumption type, catering revenue was 419.4 billion yuan, a decrease of 43.1%; retail sales of goods were 477.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 17.6%. Commodities closely related to residents' lives showed a growth trend. Cereals, oils, food, beverages, and Chinese and western medicines increased by 9.7%, 3.1%, and 0.2% respectively. From January to February, the nation's online retail sales reached 13712 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 3.0%. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods were 1,123.3 billion yuan, an increase of 3.0%, accounting for 21.5% of the total retail sales of consumer goods, an increase of 5.0 percentage points over the same period last year.
V. Investment in fixed assets decreased, and investment in high-tech industries and social sectors fell below average
From January to February, the national investment in fixed assets (excluding farmers) was 332.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 24.5%. In terms of different sectors, infrastructure investment fell 30.3% year-on-year, manufacturing investment fell 31.5%, and real estate development investment fell 16.3%. The sales area of commercial housing nationwide was 84.75 million square meters, down 39.9%; the sales of commercial housing was 820.3 billion yuan, down 35.9%. By industry, investment in the primary industry fell by 25.6%, investment in the secondary industry fell by 28.2%, and investment in the tertiary industry fell by 23.0%. Private investment was 1,983.8 billion yuan, a decrease of 26.4%. The investment in high-tech industries decreased by 17.9%, which was lower than the total investment by 6.6 percentage points, of which the investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industries fell by 16.5% and 20.8%, respectively. Investment in inspection services and professional technical services increased by 26.1% and 4.3%, respectively. Investment in the social sector decreased by 20.0%, of which investment in the health sector decreased by 11.2%, which was lower than the total investment by 13.3 percentage points.
6. Market prices are basically stable, and consumer prices and industrial producer prices have diverged.
From January to February, the national consumer price rose by 5.3% year-on-year. In terms of categories, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol increased by 15.6% year-on-year, clothing increased by 0.5%, housing increased by 0.4%, daily necessities and services increased by 0.1%, transportation and communications decreased by 0.4%, education, culture and entertainment increased by 1.6%, and medical care increased by 2.2%. %, Other supplies and services rose 4.6%. Among food, tobacco and alcohol prices, grain prices rose 0.6%, fresh vegetables rose 13.8%, pork rose 125.6%, and fresh fruit fell 5.3%. Excluding food and energy prices, core CPI rose 1.3%. By month, the national consumer prices in January and February increased by 5.4% and 5.2% year-on-year, respectively, and rose by 1.4% and 0.8% month-on-month.
From January to February, the ex-factory price of industrial producers nationwide fell by 0.2% year-on-year. Looking at the month, the ex-factory price of industrial producers nationwide increased by 0.1% year-on-year in January, unchanged from the previous month; the ex-factory price of industrial producers nationwide fell by 0.4% year-on-year in February, and decreased by 0.5% month-on-month. From January to February, the purchasing prices of industrial producers nationwide fell by 0.4% year-on-year.
7. The survey unemployment rate has risen, and the employment of major groups is generally stable
From January to February, 1.08 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country. In February, the national surveyed unemployment rate in cities and towns was 6.2%, and the surveyed unemployment rate in 31 major cities and towns was 5.7%. Among them, the surveyed unemployment rate of the main employment group of the national population aged 25-59 years is 5.6%, which is 0.6 percentage point lower than the surveyed unemployment rate of cities and towns across the country; The average weekly working hours of national employees is 40.2 hours, a decrease of 6.5 hours from January.
Eight, import and export trade deficit, trade structure continues to optimize
From January to February, the total value of imports and exports of goods was 4,123.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.6%. Among them, exports were 20406 billion yuan, down 15.9%; imports were 2,083.2 billion yuan, down 2.4%. The trade balance was offset by a trade deficit of 42.6 billion yuan. The trade structure continued to be optimized. The proportion of general trade imports and exports in total imports and exports was 60.6%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points over the same period last year. The proportion of imports and exports by private enterprises in total imports and exports was 41.9%, an increase of 1.3 percentage points over the same period of the previous year. China ’s imports and exports to ASEAN and countries along the “Belt and Road” have maintained a growth trend, with imports and exports increasing by 2.0% and 1.8% respectively. For the first time, the ratio of imports and exports to the countries along the “Belt and Road” accounted for over 30% of total imports and exports. From January to February, the export delivery value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the country reached 134.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 19.1%.
The Bureau of Statistics pointed out that from January to February, the epidemic of new crown pneumonia brought a greater impact on economic operations. However, in a comprehensive view, the impact of the epidemic is short-term, external, and controllable. At present, the spread of the epidemic has been basically curbed, and the prevention and control situation is gradually improving. China's basic people's livelihood security is strong, the overall social situation remains stable, and the long-term economic fundamentals and internal upward trend have not changed. In the next stage, we must coordinate the advancement of epidemic prevention and control, and economic and social development. We will not relax our efforts to prevent and control all kinds of prevention and control work. We will promote the resumption of production and production in order to promote the orderly flow of people's property, production, supply and marketing Organic connection, effective internal and external trade links, strengthening macro-policy hedging efforts, stimulating the vitality potential of micro-subjects, minimizing losses caused by the epidemic, striving to restore normal economic and social order, and promoting stable and healthy economic development.