China News Service, May 20, 20th, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei pointed out that driven by the promotion of automobile consumption policies, automobile production and sales in April increased by 2.3% and 4.4% respectively, and sales have declined for 21 consecutive months After the first positive growth.

Data figure: Workers work on the assembly line of the automobile. China News Service reporter Zhang Changshe

  On the 20th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Miao Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, introduced the overall situation of promoting epidemic prevention and control and industrial transformation and upgrading to promote the stable development of the manufacturing communications industry and answered questions from reporters.

  At the meeting, a reporter asked: Since April, the growth rate of the industrial value-added of the large-scale industries has changed from negative to positive. May I ask whether the industrial economic recovery trend can continue?

  Miao Wei said that since March, as the effectiveness of domestic epidemic prevention and control has continued to improve, the resumption of production and production has accelerated, and the order of industrial production has also accelerated, but the foundation for stabilization and improvement needs to be further consolidated. :

  One is to resume production and increase production speed, and the main indicators show positive changes. The industrial chain coordinated resumption of production and solid production progressed steadily. With the accelerated release of production capacity after the resumption of business, market demand has gradually recovered. In April, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size changed from negative to positive, from a decrease of 1.1% last month to an increase of 3.9%.

  Second, most industries have resumed growth, and the production and supply of raw materials and necessities are generally stable. The growth rate of production in the raw material industry has turned positive, production in the machinery industry has gradually picked up, and consumer goods industries such as light industry and textiles have continued to recover.

  Third, high-tech manufacturing is growing against the trend, and new formats and new models are accelerating their growth. From January to April, the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 0.5% year-on-year, of which the growth rate rebounded to 8.9% and 10.5% in March and April respectively, which was faster than the growth rate of the above-scale industries. The recovery of the electronic information industry accelerated. In April, the output of integrated circuits increased by 29.2%, and the output of electronic components increased by 59.2%. The new business models and new modes such as remote office, online education, and contactless distribution, which were spurred by the epidemic, have flourished.

  Miao Wei also pointed out that the current domestic epidemic has been effectively controlled, and the main industrial indicators have rebounded in April, but the international epidemic is still spreading globally. The major economies have generally fallen into a severe economic recession. Because of the need for epidemic prevention and control, it had to be closed. Movie theaters, game halls, gyms, etc. have not been fully restored, and the tourism industry has also been relatively affected.

  Miao Wei emphasized that the impact of the epidemic on China's industrial economy is only phased, and overall it is controllable, and it will not change the basic trend of China's long-term good development.

  With the introduction and implementation of more vigorous macro policies, the continuous promotion of resumption of production and the effects of various domestic demand expansion policies have appeared. Miao Wei said that the operation of the industrial economy in the second quarter is expected to continue to rebound. If the global epidemic situation can be gradually controlled and the economy can be gradually recovered, it is expected that the industrial economy in the second half of the year will be better than the first half.