China News Service, Beijing, November 15 (Liu Wenwen) In the face of repeated epidemics, can China complete its annual economic and social goals and tasks this year?

Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics of China and Director of the General Statistics Department of the National Economy, said on the 15th that China has accumulated rich experience in the prevention and control of the epidemic for more than a year.

Although facing some risks and challenges in the next stage, generally speaking, the overall economic operation is stable, and the trend of gradual improvement in the quality of development is expected to be maintained.

　　On the same day, the State Council Information Office of China held a press conference on the operation of the national economy in October, and Fu Linghui made the above statement.

　　Fu Linghui said that recently there have been more outbreaks of the epidemic in some areas, but in general, China has accumulated rich experience in the process of preventing and controlling the epidemic for more than a year, and there are better conditions and conditions to control the spread of the epidemic. The foundation will gradually reduce the impact on the economy.

In the next stage, despite facing some risks and challenges, the overall economic operation is stable and the trend of gradual improvement in the quality of development is expected to be maintained.

　　He further pointed out that first, domestic demand is expected to continue to expand.

From the perspective of consumption, China's employment situation is generally stable, which is conducive to the increase of residents' income and the improvement of consumption capacity.

In October, the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 4.9% year-on-year, accelerating for two consecutive months.

From the perspective of investment, industrial upgrading and development, increased investment in people's livelihood, and the start of construction of major projects during the 14th Five-Year Plan are all conducive to supporting investment growth.

　　Second, the dividends of high-level openness continue to show.

Fu Linghui said that China firmly upholds multilateralism and actively promotes trade and investment facilitation. The breadth and depth of opening up to the outside world has been continuously improved, and the results will continue to show.

In the first 10 months, China's total imports and exports increased by 22.2% year-on-year, of which total imports and exports with countries along the “Belt and Road” increased by 23%.

In the first nine months, the actual use of foreign capital increased by 19.6% year-on-year. At the same time, the rapid development of new foreign trade formats will also help foreign economic and trade cooperation.

　　Third, the momentum for reform and innovation has increased.

Fu Linghui said that the reform of decentralization, regulation and service continues to deepen, the business environment is gradually optimized, the market vitality is enhanced, market entities continue to increase, and the level of activity remains at a relatively high level.

New business formats and new models are also growing.

In the first 10 months, online retail sales of physical goods increased by 14.6% year-on-year.

The structural reforms on the supply side are progressing steadily, and the momentum of innovation and development is good.

In the first 10 months, the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 19.5% year-on-year, and the output of green smart products increased rapidly.

　　Fu Linghui said, "These circumstances show that the economy will still maintain a stable recovery." (End)