Who is the next "trillion city"?

　　Chinanews.com, Beijing, February 2.

　　China-Singapore Finance and Economics reporter Li Jinlei

　　For a city, GDP ranking among the "Trillion City" is a reflection of the city's economic strength.

　　At present, China has 24 "cities with a trillion GDP".

In 2023, the "Trillion Club" is expected to continue to expand, and the two cities are very likely to advance to the "Trillion City". Who are they?

Data map.

Mapping by Zhang Jianyuan

Changzhou and Yantai are only one step away from trillion

　　Although the GDP "Trillion Club" has not been expanded in 2022, in 2023, two cities are expected to get tickets for the "Trillion Club", namely Changzhou, Jiangsu and Yantai, Shandong.

　　According to data from the Changzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics, GDP will reach a new level of 900 billion yuan in 2022, reaching 955.01 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year.

　　According to data from the Yantai Municipal Bureau of Statistics, the GDP in 2022 will be 951.586 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%.

　　The GDP of Changzhou and Yantai will both exceed 950 billion yuan in 2022, only one step away from the trillion mark.

In the new year, these two cities are also making full efforts to sprint towards the "city with a trillion GDP".

　　Changzhou City's 2023 government work report pointed out that

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After years of development and accumulation, Changzhou's economic aggregate and scale are about to complete a historic leap and stand on a new higher level and starting point.

The expected GDP growth target for 2023 is 5.5%.

　　Standing in front of the trillion threshold, Changzhou is determined to build

as the starting point for a leap in energy level and breaking through the circle.

The data shows that in 2022, the output value of Changzhou's new energy sector will exceed 500 billion yuan, and the three major industries of power batteries, new energy vehicles, and photovoltaics will increase by 96.5% year-on-year, contributing 102.2% to the growth of the city's industrial output value above the designated size.

　　On January 28, the first working day of the Year of the Rabbit, the Changzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government held a new energy capital construction promotion conference. Changzhou Municipal Party Committee Secretary Chen Jinhu said that this year Changzhou will enter into a city with a trillion GDP with full of pride.

　　It is worth noting that at present, Jiangsu already has 4 "cities with a trillion GDP" in Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong. If Changzhou's GDP exceeds one trillion this year, Jiangsu will have 5 "cities with a trillion GDP" and become a city with a million-dollar GDP. The province with the most cities with a GDP of 100 million.

Data map.

West Port Area of ​​Yantai Port.

Photo by Hao Guangliang issued by China News Agency

　　In Yantai's 2023 government work report, the expected goal is clearly stated:

　　For Yantai, this year is a sprint year to achieve the goal of GDP exceeding one trillion yuan.

Yantai requires that all work should be promoted in the province to "guarantee three and compete for the first place", and strive to be among the trillion-level cities, so as to create an important growth pole for the development of Shandong.

　　Focusing on project construction, attracting investment, focusing on industrial production, and focusing on expanding consumption, Yantai, as a major economic and industrial city in Shandong, has assumed the attitude of "the beginning is a sprint, and the beginning is a decisive battle".

　　On January 28, the Yantai Development and Reform Commission issued a list of key municipal projects in 2023, with a total of 537 municipal key projects, a total investment of 2.2 trillion yuan, and an annual planned investment of 262.5 billion yuan.

　　At present, Shandong has two trillion GDP cities, Jinan and Qingdao, and Yantai is expected to become the third, which is of great significance to Shandong, the third largest economic province in China.

What other "reserves" are there in the "Trillion City"?

　　Judging from the GDP data in 2022, the GDP of

It will be difficult to hit the "trillion cities" this year, and they belong to the "second echelon".

　　Among them, Tangshan's GDP in 2022 will be 890.07 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.

Xuzhou's GDP in 2022 will be 845.784 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%.

Dalian's GDP in 2022 will be 843.09 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.0%.

Wenzhou's GDP will reach 802.98 billion yuan in 2022, breaking through the 800 billion yuan mark for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%.

The picture shows Hongya Cave in Chongqing at night.

Photo by Han Lu

There have been changes in the top five positions of the "Trillion City"

　　The current 24 "GDP trillion cities" are Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Tianjin, Suzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Wuxi, Changsha, Ningbo, Zhengzhou, Foshan, Fuzhou, Quanzhou , Nantong, Hefei, Xi'an, Jinan, Dongguan.

　　Among them,

　　From the chronological point of view, Shanghai’s GDP exceeded one trillion yuan first in 2006, Beijing’s GDP exceeded one trillion yuan in 2008, Guangzhou’s GDP exceeded one trillion yuan in 2010, and Shenzhen, Tianjin, Suzhou, and Chongqing’s GDP exceeded one trillion yuan in 2011 In 2014, the GDP of Wuhan and Chengdu exceeded one trillion yuan. In 2015, the GDP of Hangzhou exceeded one trillion yuan. In 2016, the GDP of Nanjing and Qingdao exceeded 1 trillion yuan. In 2017, the GDP of Wuxi and Changsha exceeded one trillion yuan. GDP exceeded one trillion yuan. In 2019, the total GDP of Foshan exceeded one trillion yuan. In 2020, the GDP of Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Nantong, Hefei, Xi'an, and Jinan exceeded one trillion yuan. In 2021, the GDP of Dongguan exceeded one trillion yuan.

　　With the announcement of GDP data in 2022, the top five places in the "GDP Trillion City" ushered in changes.

　　Among them, Shanghai's GDP in 2022 will be 4,465.28 billion yuan, Beijing's 4,161.09 billion yuan, Shenzhen's 3,238.768 billion yuan,

　　In the 2023 government work report, Chongqing proposed that the expected GDP growth target for 2023 is "more than 6%, and strive to achieve better results."

　　Guangzhou, which set the expected GDP growth target for 2023 as "more than 6%", recently proposed at the high-quality development conference that the annual fixed asset investment, total retail sales of social consumer goods, and total foreign trade import and export will be "three one trillion" Support the city's GDP to exceed 3 trillion yuan, an increase of more than 6%.

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