Beijing, 10 Oct (ZXS) -- China's National Bureau of Statistics announced on 18 October that preliminary calculations show that gross domestic product (GDP) in the first three quarters was 18 billion yuan (renminbi, the same below), an increase of 913027.5 percent over the same period last year at constant prices.

By industry, the added value of the primary industry was 56374,4.0 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 353659.4%; the added value of the secondary industry was 4 billion yuan, an increase of 502993.6%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 0 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5%. In terms of quarters, GDP in the first quarter increased by 6.3% year-on-year, 4.9% in the second quarter, and 1.3% in the third quarter. On a month-on-month basis, GDP grew by <>.<>% in the third quarter.

Specifically, the recovery of industrial production has accelerated, and the equipment manufacturing industry has grown rapidly. In the first three quarters, the added value of industries above designated size in the country increased by 4.0% year-on-year, 0.2 percentage points faster than in the first half of the year. Among them, the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 6.0%, 2.0 percentage points faster than all industries above designated size.

The service industry continued to recover rapidly, and the contact-type aggregation service industry and the modern service industry played a stronger role. In the first three quarters, the added value of the service industry increased by 6.0% year-on-year. Among them, the added value of accommodation and catering industry, information transmission, software and information technology services, leasing and business services, transportation, warehousing and postal services, and financial industry increased by 14.4%, 12.1%, 9.5%, 7.5% and 7.0% respectively.

Market sales tend to be active, and service consumption grows rapidly. In the first three quarters, the total retail sales of consumer goods 342107 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%. Among them, retail sales of goods 305002 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5%; Catering revenue was 37105,18.7 billion yuan, an increase of <>.<>%.

The scale of investment in fixed assets continued to expand, and investment in high-tech industries continued to grow rapidly. In the first three quarters, the national fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) 375035 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%; Excluding price factors, it increased by 6.0% year-on-year.

The employment situation was generally stable, and the urban survey unemployment rate declined. In the first three quarters, the average urban survey unemployment rate nationwide was 5.3%.

The income of residents has grown steadily, and the income of rural residents has increased faster than that of urban residents. In the first three quarters, the per capita disposable income of residents nationwide was 29398,6 yuan, a year-on-year nominal increase of 3.5%; Excluding price factors, the actual increase was 9.0%, 1.<> percentage points faster than in the first half of the year.

The National Bureau of Statistics said that on the whole, the national economy continued to recover in the first three quarters, and high-quality development was solidly promoted, laying a solid foundation for achieving the annual development goals. However, it should also be noted that the external environment has become more complex and severe, domestic demand is still insufficient, and the foundation for economic recovery still needs to be consolidated. (End)