The national economy continues to recover in November, the main goals and tasks for the whole year are expected to be better achieved
Economic Daily, Beijing, December 15 (Reporter Xiong Li) On December 15, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics and Director of the Department of National Economic Comprehensive Statistics, said that in November , The national economy continued to recover, the real economy rose steadily, employment prices were generally stable, imports and exports grew well, people’s livelihood protection was strong, and the quality of development steadily improved.
"But we must also see that the international environment has become more complex and severe, and the domestic economy is still subject to more constraints." Fu Linghui said that in the next step, we must continue to do a good job in the "six stability" and "six guarantees" to achieve cross-cycle peace. The counter-cyclical macro-control policies are organically combined, focusing on stabilizing the macroeconomic market, keeping the economy operating within a reasonable range, maintaining the overall stability of the society, and promoting stable and long-term economic and social development.
Fu Linghui said that with the intensification of macro policy adjustments, the policies of ensuring supply and stabilizing prices and helping companies to relieve difficulties have been effective. Since the fourth quarter, industrial production has continued to accelerate, industrial product prices have fallen, foreign trade and foreign investment have increased rapidly, and employment prices have been increasing. Overall stability, and continued results in promoting high-quality development.
Looking at the whole year, my country's economy is expected to recover steadily, with major indicators remaining within a reasonable range.
The trend of stable economic operation continues.
In the first three quarters, my country's economy grew by 9.8% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 5.2%.
According to estimates by major international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the annual growth rate is expected to reach about 8%, which is significantly higher than that of major economies. The characteristics of strong development resilience, great potential, and sufficient motivation are obvious.
While the GDP has maintained relatively rapid growth, the employment situation has remained stable, the rise in consumer prices has been generally moderate, and the balance of payments has improved overall.
The foundation for industrial development has been continuously consolidated.
The agricultural foundation has been consolidated.
The annual grain output reached a new high, stabilizing at more than 1.3 trillion catties for seven consecutive years, laying a solid foundation for sustained and healthy economic development.
The manufacturing industry has been strengthened.
In the first three quarters, the value added of the manufacturing industry accounted for 27.4% of GDP, an increase of 1.1 percentage points year-on-year.
From January to October, the added value of manufacturing above designated size increased by 10.4% year-on-year, faster than all industries above designated size.
Manufacturing investment increased by 13.7%, an average growth rate of 4.3% in two years, 0.5 percentage points faster than that from January to October.
The resilience of the industrial chain has been improved.
The dynamism of economic development has increased.
The reform of "decentralization, regulation and service" continued to deepen, the business environment continued to improve, and the activeness of market entities remained at a relatively high level.
The economies of multiple ownership systems have developed together, and foreign trade and foreign investment have grown rapidly.
In addition, major scientific and technological achievements continue to emerge.
Good news in the fields of manned aerospace, quantum computing, etc. are frequent, 5G commercial construction is progressing steadily, and the role of new inventions and technologies in driving the economy continues to increase.
"The above situation shows that my country's economic stability and development support is strong. With the overall planning of epidemic prevention and control and the solid progress of economic and social development, and the effective implementation of macro policy adjustments, the main objectives and tasks of economic and social development throughout the year are expected to be better achieved." Fu Linghui said.
The Central Economic Work Conference pointed out that my country’s economic development is faced with three pressures: demand contraction, supply shock, and expected weakening.
Fu Linghui said that this was raised against the background of the complex and severe international situation, the spread of the global epidemic, the poor circulation of the industrial chain and the supply chain, the rise in commodity prices, and the prominent structural problems at the domestic stage, as well as the emergence of new downward pressure on the economy. of.
Statistics also clearly reflect these triple pressures and the downward pressure on the economy.
"Despite the existence of these three pressures, it must be noted that the fundamentals of China's long-term economic improvement have not changed, and the characteristics of strong resilience are also more prominent." Fu Linghui said that next year, my country's economy will still be able to overcome difficulties and challenges and maintain stable operations. Better support.
First, domestic demand is expected to increase.
Residents’ income has grown steadily, and the employment situation is generally stable, which is conducive to improving residents’ spending power and willingness to consume.
The second is the positive trend of innovation-driven development.
The development of scientific and technological innovation is accelerating, the 5G industry is accelerating, the strategic emerging industries are growing rapidly, and the innovation investment in key components, core components and other short-board areas is continuously increasing, and a series of results have been achieved.
The third is the coordinated advancement of urban and rural regional development.
New-type urbanization and rural revitalization strategies have been steadily advanced, and the urban-rural gap has continued to narrow.
Regional coordinated development strategies and major regional strategies have been implemented steadily, and their leading role has been further strengthened.
Fourth, the dividends of reform and opening up continued to be released.
The effect of "decentralization, regulation and service" reform and optimizing the market environment has continued to show up. The market-oriented reform of factors has been steadily advanced, the establishment of a high-level opening to the outside world has been accelerated, the vitality of market entities has been effectively stimulated, and the driving force for development vitality has increased.