Chinanews.com, October 18th. The National Bureau of Statistics today announced on its official website the national economic performance data for the first three quarters of 2021: preliminary calculations, the gross domestic product for the first three quarters is 8,23131 billion yuan, which is a year-on-year increase of 9.8% at comparable prices. The annual average growth rate was 5.2%, which was 0.1 percentage point lower than the average growth rate of the two years in the first half of the year.

The national economy continues to recover and develop, the main macro indicators are generally within a reasonable range, the employment situation is basically stable, the income of residents continues to increase, the balance of payments remains balanced, the economic structure is adjusted and optimized, the quality and efficiency are steadily improved, and the overall social situation is harmonious and stable.

　　In terms of quarters, the first quarter increased by 18.3% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth was 5.0%; the second quarter increased by 7.9% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth was 5.5%; the third quarter increased by 4.9% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth was 4.9%.

In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry in the first three quarters was 5,143 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4% over the same period last year, and an average increase of 4.8% in the two years; the added value of the secondary industry was 3,094 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6% over the same period last year, and an average increase of 5.7% over the two years; The added value of the tertiary industry was 45,761 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 4.9% in two years.

From a month-on-month perspective, GDP grew by 0.2% in the third quarter.

The situation of agricultural production is good, and the production of animal husbandry is growing rapidly

　　In the first three quarters, the added value of agriculture (planting industry) increased by 3.4% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 3.6%.

The national output of summer grain and early rice totaled 173.84 million tons (347.7 billion catties), an increase of 3.69 million tons (7.4 billion catties) over the previous year, an increase of 2.2%.

The sown area of ​​autumn grains has increased steadily. Among them, the area of ​​corn sown has increased significantly; the main autumn grain crops are generally growing well, and the annual grain production is expected to have another bumper harvest.

In the first three quarters, the output of pork, beef, mutton, and poultry was 64.28 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%. Among them, the output of pork, mutton, beef, and poultry increased by 38.0%, 5.3%, 3.9%, and 3.8% respectively; and the output of milk increased by 8.0% year-on-year. , The production of poultry eggs fell by 2.4%.

At the end of the third quarter, there were 437.64 million live pigs, a year-on-year increase of 18.2%; among them, there were 44.59 million reproductive sows, an increase of 16.7%.

Industrial production continued to grow, and corporate efficiency steadily improved

　　In the first three quarters, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide increased by 11.8% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 6.4%.

In September, the value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 3.1% year-on-year, an average increase of 5.0% in two years; an increase of 0.05% month-on-month.

Divided into three categories, the value added of the mining industry in the first three quarters increased by 4.7% year-on-year, the manufacturing industry increased by 12.5%, and the electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries increased by 12.0%.

The added value of the high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 20.1% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 12.8%.

In terms of products, the output of new energy vehicles, industrial robots, and integrated circuits in the first three quarters increased by 172.5%, 57.8%, and 43.1% year-on-year, respectively, and the two-year average growth rate exceeded 28%.

In terms of economic types, in the first three quarters, the value added of state-owned holding companies increased by 9.6% year-on-year; joint-stock companies increased by 12.0%, foreign companies, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested companies increased by 11.6%; private companies increased by 13.1%.

In September, the manufacturing purchasing manager index (PMI) was 49.6%, of which the high-tech manufacturing PMI was 54.0%, 0.3 percentage points higher than the previous month; the enterprise production and operation activity expectation index was 56.4%.

　　From January to August, the national industrial enterprises above designated size achieved a total profit of 5605.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 49.5%, an average increase of 19.5% in two years; the operating income profit rate of industrial enterprises above designated size was 7.01%, an increase of 1.20 percentage points year-on-year.

The service industry is recovering steadily, and the modern service industry is growing well

　　In the first three quarters, the tertiary industry continued to grow.

In terms of industries, in the first three quarters, the value added of the information transmission, software and information technology services, transportation, warehousing and postal industries increased by 19.3% and 15.3% year-on-year respectively, and the two-year average growth rate was 17.6% and 6.2% respectively.

In September, the national service industry production index increased by 5.2% year-on-year, 0.4 percentage point faster than the previous month; the two-year average grew by 5.3%, 0.9 percentage point faster.

From January to August, the operating income of service industry enterprises above designated size across the country increased by 25.6% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 10.7%.

　　In September, the service industry business activity index was 52.4%, 7.2 percentage points higher than last month.

From the perspective of the industry, the business activity index of railway transportation, air transportation, accommodation, catering, ecological protection and environmental governance that were more severely affected by the epidemic flood situation last month all rebounded above the critical point.

In terms of market expectations, the service industry business activity expectation index was 58.9%, 1.6 percentage points higher than last month. Among them, railway transportation, air transportation, postal express and other industries were all higher than 65.0%.

Market sales have maintained growth, and sales of upgraded and basic life products have increased rapidly

　　In the first three quarters, the total retail sales of consumer goods totaled 3185.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%, and an average increase of 3.9% in the two years.

In September, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 3683.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%, an acceleration of 1.9 percentage points from the previous month; an average increase of 3.8% in two years, an acceleration of 2.3 percentage points; a month-on-month increase of 0.30%.

According to the location of the business unit, in the first three quarters, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 27,588.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.5%, an average increase of 3.9% in two years; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 4216.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.6%, and an average increase of 3.8% in two years.

In terms of consumption types, the retail sales of goods in the first three quarters amounted to 2,85307 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.0% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 4.5% in two years; catering revenue was 3,275 billion yuan, an increase of 29.8% year-on-year, and an average decrease of 0.6% in two years.

Classified by commodity category, the retail sales of upgraded commodities such as gold, silver, jewellery, sports and entertainment products, cultural and office supplies, etc. of units above designated size in the first three quarters increased by 41.6%, 28.6%, and 21.7% respectively; beverages, clothing, shoes and hats The retail sales of basic lifestyle commodities such as textiles and daily necessities increased by 23.4%, 20.6%, and 16.0% respectively year-on-year.

In the first three quarters, the national online retail sales amounted to 9,187.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.5%.

Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods was 7504.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.2%; it accounted for 23.6% of the total retail sales of consumer goods.

The scale of investment in fixed assets has expanded, and investment in high-tech industries and social fields has grown rapidly

　　In the first three quarters, the national investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) was 3,978.2 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3% year-on-year, and an average increase of 3.8% in two years; the month-on-month increase in September was 0.17%.

In terms of sectors, infrastructure investment in the first three quarters increased by 1.5% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth was 0.4%; manufacturing investment increased by 14.8% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 3.3%; real estate development investment increased by 8.8% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 7.2 %.

The sales area of ​​commercial housing nationwide was 1.3332 million square meters, an increase of 11.3% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 4.6% in the two years; the sales of commercial housing was 1,349.5 billion yuan, an increase of 16.6% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 10.0% in the two years.

In terms of industries, in the first three quarters, investment in the primary industry increased by 14.0% year-on-year, investment in the secondary industry increased by 12.2%, and investment in the tertiary industry increased by 5.0%.

Private investment increased by 9.8% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 3.7% over the two years.

Investment in high-tech industries increased by 18.7% year-on-year, an average increase of 13.8% in two years; among them, investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industries increased by 25.4% and 6.6% respectively year-on-year.

In the high-tech manufacturing industry, investment in the computer and office equipment manufacturing industry, aerospace vehicle and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 40.8% and 38.5% year-on-year respectively; in the high-tech service industry, the investment in the e-commerce service industry and the inspection and testing service industry increased by 43.8 year-on-year respectively. %, 23.7%.

Investment in the social sector increased by 11.8% year-on-year, an average increase of 10.5% in two years; of which, investment in health and education increased by 31.4% and 10.4% respectively.

Import and export of goods grew rapidly, and the trade structure continued to improve

　　In the first three quarters, the total value of imports and exports of goods was 2,83264 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.7%.

Among them, exports were 1,547.7 billion yuan, an increase of 22.7%; imports were 1,27787 billion yuan, an increase of 22.6%; imports and exports were offset, with a trade surplus of 27,699.1 billion yuan.

In September, the total import and export volume was 3.5329 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.4% year-on-year.

Among them, exports were 19,830 billion yuan, an increase of 19.9%; imports were 1,549.8 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1%.

In the first three quarters, exports of mechanical and electrical products increased by 23% year-on-year, 0.3 percentage points higher than the growth rate of overall exports, accounting for 58.8% of total exports.

General trade imports and exports accounted for 61.8% of total imports and exports, an increase of 1.4 percentage points over the same period last year.

The import and export of private enterprises increased by 28.5% year-on-year, accounting for 48.2% of the total import and export volume.

Consumer prices have risen moderately, and ex-factory prices for industrial producers have expanded

　　In the first three quarters, the national consumer price (CPI) rose by 0.6% year-on-year, an increase of 0.1% over the first half of the year.

Among them, in September, the national consumer prices rose by 0.7% year-on-year, and the increase rate was 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month; it was unchanged from the previous month.

In the first three quarters, consumer prices for urban residents rose by 0.7%, and consumer prices for rural residents rose by 0.4%.

In terms of categories, in the first three quarters, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol decreased by 0.5% year-on-year, clothing prices rose by 0.2%, housing prices rose by 0.6%, household goods and services prices rose by 0.2%, transportation and communications prices rose by 3.3%, and education, culture and entertainment prices rose by 1.6%. %, the price of medical care rose by 0.3%, and the price of other supplies and services fell by 1.6%.

Among food, tobacco and alcohol prices, pork prices fell by 28.0% year-on-year, grain prices rose by 1.0%, fresh vegetables prices rose by 1.3%, and fresh fruit prices rose by 2.7%.

In the first three quarters, the core CPI after deducting food and energy prices rose by 0.7% year-on-year, an increase of 0.3 percentage points over the first half of the year.

　　In the first three quarters, the national factory prices for industrial producers increased by 6.7% year-on-year, an increase of 1.6 percentage points over the first half of the year. Among them, the increase in September was 10.7% year-on-year and 1.2% month-on-month.

In the first three quarters, the purchasing prices of industrial producers nationwide increased by 9.3% year-on-year, an increase of 2.2 percentage points over the first half of the year. Among them, the price rose by 14.3% year-on-year and 1.1% month-on-month in September.

The employment situation is basically stable, and the surveyed unemployment rate in cities and towns has stabilized and declined

　　In the first three quarters, 10.45 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country, completing 95.0% of the annual target.

In September, the nationwide surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas was 4.9%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month and a decrease of 0.5 percentage points from the same period last year.

The unemployment rate of the local household registration population survey was 5.0%, and the unemployment rate of the foreign household registration population survey was 4.8%.

The unemployment rates of the population aged 16-24 and population aged 25-59 were 14.6% and 4.2% respectively.

The urban surveyed unemployment rate in 31 major cities was 5.0%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the previous month.

The average weekly working hours of employees in enterprises across the country was 47.8 hours, an increase of 0.3 hours from the previous month.

At the end of the third quarter, the total number of migrant workers in rural areas was 183.03 million, an increase of 700,000 from the end of the second quarter.

Residents’ income is basically synchronized with economic growth, and the ratio of urban and rural residents’ per capita income has shrunk

　　In the first three quarters, the national per capita disposable income of residents was 26,265 yuan, a nominal increase of 10.4% year-on-year, and an average increase of 7.1% in two years; after deducting price factors, the actual increase was 9.7% year-on-year and an average increase of 5.1% in two years, basically in line with economic growth.

In terms of permanent residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 35,946 yuan, a nominal increase of 9.5% year-on-year, and a real increase of 8.7%; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 13,726 yuan, a nominal increase of 11.6% year-on-year, and a real increase of 11.2%.

From the perspective of income sources, the national per capita wage income, net operating income, net property income, and net transfer income increased by 10.6%, 12.4%, 11.4%, and 7.9% in nominal terms, respectively.

The ratio of per capita income of urban and rural residents was 2.62, a decrease of 0.05 compared with the same period last year.

The national median per capita disposable income of residents was 22,157 yuan, a nominal year-on-year increase of 8.0%.

　　On the whole, the national economy in the first three quarters has generally maintained a recovery trend, structural adjustment has been steadily advanced, and new progress has been made in promoting high-quality development.

However, we must also be aware of the increasing uncertainties in the current international environment, and the domestic economic recovery is still unstable and uneven.

In the next step, we must adhere to the general tone of the work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, do a good job in normalizing epidemic prevention and control, strengthen the cross-cycle adjustment of macro policies, and strive to promote sustained and healthy economic development. Deepen reform, opening up and innovation, continue to stimulate market vitality, enhance development momentum, release domestic demand potential, and strive to maintain economic operations within a reasonable range to ensure that the main objectives and tasks of economic and social development throughout the year are completed.