CCTV news: "High-frequency indicators" and "leading indicators" can sensitively capture economic changes and intuitively reflect economic operations.
The recently released indicators such as the operating rate of construction machinery and the consumption vitality index of life services reflect the positive recovery trend of China's economy since the beginning of the year from different aspects such as investment and consumption recovery.
In the past few days, the Pingtang River Estuary, the starting point of the Pinglu Canal, has been full of spring. About 18,000 construction personnel and about 6,600 large machinery (sets) have been put in place. The resumption rate has reached 100%. The main project will be completed by the end of 2026, and can provide Areas along the New Western Land-Sea Corridor have saved more than 5.2 billion yuan in transportation costs.
In Shaanxi, the Xixing Expressway reconstruction and expansion project is also a hot scene.
Currently, the Weihe River Bridge, a control project of the project, is undergoing construction of the lower cap, piers and cap beams of the bridge.
Data shows that in January 2024, the popularity of concrete and sand and gravel transportation increased sharply by 97.3% and 83.8% respectively year-on-year.
After the Spring Festival holiday, the national average project operating rate rebounded sharply by 12 percentage points from the holiday low.
Analysts believe that infrastructure investment this year is still one of the keys to stable growth. High-frequency indicators such as "construction machinery operating rate" and "building materials transportation heat index" reflect the intensity and popularity of engineering construction from multiple dimensions, highlighting the development of investment. The power of force.
"Popularity" is an important perspective for observing offline consumption. In February 2024, the National Information Center's life service consumption vitality index was 134.1, with vitality continuing to grow steadily.
From January to February this year, the popularity index of offline business districts increased by 3.9% year-on-year.
Entering March, the first big sale after the Spring Festival ushered in a wave of consumption boom.
Not only that, in the first two months of this year, the national regulated power generation increased by 11.7% year-on-year, and industrial electricity consumption increased by 9.7%.
In February, the expected activity index for production and operation of manufacturing enterprises was 54.2%, and the expected index for non-manufacturing business activities was 57.7%, continuing to be in the expansion range.
Comprehensive analysis shows that China's economy is expected to get off to a good start in the first quarter.
The first batch of savings bonds are being issued this year
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Finance that the first batch of savings bonds this year were officially issued on March 10. Savings bonds have the characteristics of high safety, stable returns, and low investment thresholds, and are especially favored by investors who pursue stable returns.
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Finance, the first and second phase of savings bonds (certificate type) in 2024 are fixed-rate, fixed-term varieties, with a maximum issuance total of 30 billion yuan.
Among them, the first phase has a term of 3 years, the maximum issuance amount is 15 billion yuan, and the annual coupon rate is 2.38%; the second phase has a term of 5 years, the maximum issuance amount is 15 billion yuan, and the annual coupon rate is 2.5%.
During the interview, the reporter learned that although the savings bond interest rate has been reduced several times in the past two years, it is still higher than the deposit interest rate.
According to reports, savings bonds have the characteristics of high security, stable income, flexible realization, and low investment threshold. They are especially favored by investors who pursue stable returns.
Our country generally issues savings treasury bonds from March to November every year, mainly in two ways: certificate type and electronic type. Among them, certificate type savings treasury bonds need to be purchased at bank outlets, and electronic type can be processed through electronic channels.
West Sichuan gas field fully completed and put into production
Reporters learned from Sinopec on March 11 that the West Sichuan Gas Field, a 100-billion-square-meter gas field in the Sichuan Basin, has been fully completed and put into operation. It is expected to produce 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, and will also produce 130,000 tons of sulfur, providing services to southwestern my country and other regions. Provide more clean energy support along the Sichuan-East Gas Transmission Line.
Smoothing the “Venture” of Economic Development and the Galloping China bursting with infinite vitality
In the first two months of this year, the cumulative transportation volume of China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base exceeded 10,000 TEUs
The reporter learned from Nanjing Customs that in the first two months of this year, the cumulative volume of China-Europe (Asia) trains at the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base exceeded 10,000 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 45.4%.
The trains cover Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries and regions, and the cargo involves more than 100 varieties of vehicles, home appliances, clothing, food, potash fertilizer, etc.
China-Laos Railway International Passenger Trains Add 2 Stops
On March 10, the China-Laos Railway added two new stops, the international cruise shipping business of Dalian Port resumed, the Dateng Gorge ship lock completed maintenance and resumed navigation, and the Shenzhen Port was busy. The rapid and efficient flow of people and goods demonstrated the development of China's economy. vitality.
At 8:45 on March 10, the international passenger train D87 from Kunming South to Vientiane slowly entered the platform and stopped at Yuxi Station for the first time.
Starting from the 10th, the China-Laos Railway international passenger trains D87/D88 from Kunming South to Vientiane will add two new stops on the domestic section, Yuxi Station and the Laos section, Mengxai Station. In the future, passengers can go directly from Yuxi, Yunnan to Vientiane, Laos.
The train runs one train in each direction every day, using the "Fuxing" and "Lancang" EMUs. It stops at 10 stations along the entire line and takes 9 hours and 26 minutes.
So far, the China-Laos Railway international passenger trains have transported a total of 145,000 passengers from more than 80 countries and regions for cross-border travel.
Dalian Port international cruise shipping business resumes
At 7 a.m. on March 10, the international cruise ship "Tui De Dan" docked at the Dalian Port cruise berth. More than 2,000 domestic and foreign tourists from 47 countries and regions disembarked and started sightseeing and visiting Dalian. Tour experience in multiple routes including home visits, shopping and leisure.
This is the first international cruise ship to visit Dalian Port in four years, marking the official resumption of international cruise shipping business in Dalian Port and the official resumption of international passenger routes.
Currently, Dalian Port has two 150,000-ton cruise berths. The port has established maritime economic, trade and shipping relationships with more than 160 countries and regions and more than 300 ports in the world.
Guangxi Datengxia ship lock completes suspension for maintenance and resumes navigation
On March 10, as the first batch of waiting ships safely sailed out of the lock, it marked the end of the 20-day scheduled maintenance of the Dateng Gorge Ship Lock in Guiping, Guizhou Province, and the resumption of navigation. This maintenance meant that the lock was operating at a high water level of 61 meters. After the first maintenance.
The Dateng Gorge Ship Lock is the last batch of large ship locks to have been overhauled on the main line of the Xijiang River. After it is restored to navigation, it will be able to allow ships up to 3,000 tons to safely pass through the lock.
Shenzhen Port's throughput increased by 23.5% year-on-year in the first two months of this year
Ports are the “barometer” of national economic development.
Since the beginning of the new year, Shenzhen Port has experienced a peak in shipping shipments.
According to statistics from the Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Bureau, in the first two months of this year, the container throughput of Shenzhen Port is expected to reach 4.83 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 23.5%.
The surge in corporate cross-border e-commerce orders and the constant demand for shipping have also driven the development of the logistics industry.
A logistics and warehousing company in the Qianhai Free Trade Zone has also achieved new breakthroughs in order volume and export volume.
"Hong Kong Cars Going North" exceeds 500,000 trips
According to statistics from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Border Inspection Station, since the implementation of the "Hong Kong Vehicles Going North" policy, as of March 9, the number of Hong Kong single-plate vehicles passing through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has exceeded 500,000, with the highest number of trips in a single day being 8,300.
At present, more than 48,000 vehicles have completed border inspection registration, and the characteristics of "weekend fever" and "holiday fever" brought about by "Hong Kong vehicles going north" are more obvious.
From January to February, a total of 2,928 China-Europe freight trains were operated
China Railway Group announced on March 10 that in the first two months of this year, a total of 2,928 China-Europe freight trains were operated, with both the number of trains operating and the volume of cargo sent achieving double growth, reflecting the steady and improving trend of my country's foreign trade.
From January to February, China-Europe freight trains made a total of 2,928 trips, sending 317,000 TEUs of goods, a year-on-year increase of 9% and 10% respectively.
Behind this is the continuous improvement of transportation capacity and service quality.
Since the beginning of this year, the China Railway Group has explored the launch of China-Europe (Central Asia) trains on the Southern Corridor via Xi'an, Chongqing, Yiwu, etc. to Poti, Georgia, Baku, Azerbaijan, and Istanbul, Turkey. A total of 18 trains have been operated so far.
At the same time, comprehensively improve port customs clearance efficiency.
In the first two months, the traffic volume of the three major corridors in the west, middle and east increased by 9%, 19% and 4% respectively year-on-year.
The China-Europe freight train portal provides "7×24" multi-lingual services to global customers. The full timetable of China-Europe freight trains has run a total of 45 times this year.
As of the end of February, China-Europe trains depart from 120 domestic cities and reach 219 cities in 25 European countries.
Seize the farming season and carry out spring plowing and management in various places
All regions will not miss the farming season and do a good job in spring plowing and spring management to lay a solid foundation for a bumper harvest throughout the year.
At present, early rice seedling cultivation is being carried out in an orderly manner in many places in the south.
The early rice seedling cultivation in Guangdong Province has exceeded 60%. In Qingcheng District, Qingyuan City, two automated rice seedling production lines are operating at full capacity, which can meet the needs of nearly 5,000 acres of early rice seedlings in the surrounding area.
Early rice seedling cultivation on 18 million acres in Jiangxi has begun one after another. More than 1,200 local mechanized rice seedling cultivation centers and more than 200 fully mechanized comprehensive agricultural service centers have been put into use, accelerating the promotion of full mechanization of rice production.
Spring management of wheat fields has also ushered in an important period.
In Yingshang County, Anhui Province, the main wheat-producing area of Huanghuaihai, the local government has vigorously promoted agricultural production trusteeship services this year. More than 80% of the county's 1.43 million acres of winter wheat is harvested and managed by agricultural socialized service organizations.
85 million acres of winter wheat in Henan have entered the greening stage, and the local area has increased investment in science and technology to help save costs and increase efficiency during spring management.
In Zaocun Township, Huaxian County, agricultural technicians use multispectral drones to monitor seedling conditions and achieve precise management of wheat.
Mechanized spring management has been carried out in Hebei Province. This year, the wheat sown area in Hebei Province is 33.56 million acres, an increase of 65,000 acres from the previous year.
2024 "February 2" Laolongtou National Dragon Dance Conference held
The 2024 "February 2" Laolongtou National Dragon Dance Conference opened on March 11 in Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao, Hebei. More than ten dragon dance teams from Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong and other places appeared collectively, showing the spirit of unity, hard work and pioneering. This three-day event covers 15 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities along the Great Wall.