Zhongxin Finance, January 17 (Reporter Li Jinlei) On January 17, the National Bureau of Statistics released China's economic data for 2021.

According to preliminary calculations, the annual GDP was 114.367 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.1% over the previous year at constant prices, and an average growth of 5.1% over the two years.

In terms of quarters, the first quarter increased by 18.3% year-on-year, the second quarter increased by 7.9%, the third quarter increased by 4.9%, and the fourth quarter increased by 4.0%.