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Recently, many departments in China have released economic data. Data show that my country's grain production, transportation, service trade, futures market and other fields are showing rapid growth momentum, and the scale and quality of China's economy are steadily improving.

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The national spring grain sowing progress is 7.6%, and early rice seedling cultivation is over 80%

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　　At present, all parts of the country are seizing the farming season and stepping up spring sowing. The latest agricultural dispatch from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows that at present, the progress of spring sowing of grain nationwide is 7.6%, more than 80% of early rice seedlings have been raised, and 20% have been planted. The progress is slightly faster than the same period last year. The overall progress of spring sowing across the country is smooth.

The intended area for spring grain sowing this year exceeds 950 million acres

　　The area of ​​spring sown grain accounts for more than half of the annual grain area. According to the agricultural situation dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the intended area of ​​spring sown grain this year exceeds 950 million acres. Currently, various localities are taking effective measures to promote the implementation of intended planting areas.

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The transportation department has taken multiple measures to ensure the orderly return of passengers

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　　April 6 is the last day of the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, and the transportation department has experienced a peak in return passenger flow. National railways are expected to carry 17.9 million passengers on April 6, an increase of more than 4 million from April 5. Key stations have increased transport capacity and refined services to ensure the orderly return of passengers. National railways are expected to operate 1,163 additional passenger trains on April 6.

　　Affected by heavy rains in Guangdong, some sections of the Beijing-Hong Kong High-speed Railway, Suzhou-Shenzhen Intercity, and Beijing-Kowloon, Ganshao and other general-speed lines have limited speed operation. Trains are delayed to varying degrees. Stations along the line handle ticket changes for passengers in a timely manner.

　　The national civil aviation is expected to operate 16,199 flights on April 6, and the national civil aviation is expected to support a total of 5.101,500 passengers during the three-day holiday. In terms of highways, starting from 4 p.m. on April 6, the traffic flow in the direction of returning to the city from central cities in various regions gradually increased, and some road sections experienced congestion. The transportation department reminds that the free passage policy for expressways during the Qingming Festival ends at 24:00 on April 6.

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Multiple ports usher in entry-exit peaks

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Hong Kong has an average of about 960,000 entry-exit passengers every day

　　During the Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday, many ports in Hong Kong experienced peak immigration times. According to statistics from the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, from March 28 to April 5, more than 8.7 million people entered and exited Hong Kong, with an average of about 960,000 people entering and leaving Hong Kong every day, an increase of about 43% over the same period last year. On Tomb Sweeping Day, more than 1.01 million people entered and exited Hong Kong through various ports, an increase of about 52% compared with the same period last year.

The inbound and outbound passenger flow at various ports in Macao increased by 31.1% year-on-year

　　According to data released by the Macau Public Security Police, from the morning of the 4th to the 6th, there were 1.4054 million entries and exits at various ports in Macau. On Tomb Sweeping Day, the inbound and outbound passenger flow at various ports in Macao increased by 31.1% year-on-year.

The number of passengers on the Xiamen-Jinjiang "Little Three Links" exceeded one million since it resumed service

　　According to statistics from the Xiamen Maritime Safety Administration, since the resumption of flights on January 7 last year, as of April 5, the "small three links" passenger route from Xiamen to Kinmen has transported a total of approximately 1.002 million passengers, including 498,000 outbound and 504,000 inbound. people. Today, Xiamen-Jinjiang's "small three links" round-trip flights have increased from 2 flights per day in the initial stage of resumption to 16 flights.

Hengqin Port Vehicle Personnel Inspection and Release Hall will be officially opened on the 9th

　　According to the Hengqin Immigration Station of the Zhuhai Immigration General Station, the construction of the joint one-stop lane inspection and release hall for passenger and truck vehicles at the Hengqin Port has been completed. After consultation between the relevant departments of Qinzhou and Macao, it will be opened at 3 pm on April 9. officially launched.

　　It is understood that after the on-board personnel inspection and release hall is put into use, it will be open 24 hours a day, with a total of 22 channels, 11 in each direction of entry and exit, of which 8 are fast inspection channels and 3 are manual channels, all of which adopt "cooperation" Inspection mode of "inspect once and release". After the inspection and release hall is opened, all passengers traveling on non-operating small passenger vehicles with 9 seats or less can clear customs through the vehicle inspection and release hall. After the customs clearance vehicle stops at the designated location according to the on-site signage guidance, the personnel accompanying the vehicle can get off the vehicle and walk to the personnel inspection and release hall to clear customs. Among them are the elderly aged 70 or above, children aged 10 or below, pregnant women and other Chinese citizens who need assistance. and people with disabilities can continue to drive through and clear customs through the entry and exit lanes. Personnel not accompanying the vehicle must continue to clear customs through the travel inspection hall.

　　Zeng Xiang, deputy director of the Hengqin Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, said that so far, the border inspection departments of the two places have organized 8 rounds of stress tests involving nearly 3,000 passengers for the vehicle personnel inspection and release department. The facilities and equipment used for the inspection of various entry-exit documents are undergoing final debugging and running-in.

[China’s service trade grew rapidly in the first two months

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　　Data released by the Ministry of Commerce show that from January to February 2024, my country's total service import and export volume was 1.19107 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.8%.

　　Travel services are growing rapidly. From January to February, travel services continued to maintain rapid growth. The import and export of travel services reached 317.93 billion yuan, an increase of 51.8%, becoming the largest field of service trade.

　　Knowledge-intensive service trade has grown rapidly. From January to February, the import and export of knowledge-intensive services was 464.87 billion yuan, an increase of 14.2%. Among them, the areas where the export of knowledge-intensive services grew rapidly include intellectual property royalties, personal culture and entertainment services; the areas where the import of knowledge-intensive services grew rapidly include personal culture and entertainment services, with an increase of 94.5%.

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The trading scale of China’s futures market increased steadily in the first quarter

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　　In the first quarter of this year, the scale of my country's futures market expanded steadily, and its ability and level of serving the real economy continued to improve.

　　The latest data from the China Futures Association shows that the cumulative turnover of the national futures market in the first quarter was 124.16 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.70%. Energy futures and new energy metal futures performed well, and the cumulative trading volume of liquefied petroleum gas, crude oil, and industrial silicon futures increased.

　　Among them, driven by the rapid development of the new energy automobile industry, upstream and downstream companies in the lithium industry chain are facing new development opportunities. At a production company in Guangxi, 1.5 tons of lithium carbonate products come off the production line approximately every 10 minutes.

　　Data shows that my country's lithium carbonate production has reached 460,000 tons in 2023, accounting for 62% of the world's total. In order to reduce corporate risks, my country launched lithium carbonate futures in July last year. Currently, more than 1,500 industrial companies have participated in the transaction. The cumulative trading volume of lithium carbonate futures in March this year increased by approximately 160% month-on-month, with a cumulative transaction volume of nearly 900 billion yuan, month-on-month. An increase of 186%.

　　Not only lithium carbonate, but also the industrial silicon market demand continues to rise, driven by the growth of photovoltaic installed capacity. The cumulative transaction volume of industrial silicon futures in the first quarter of this year was 629.34 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 159%.

　　Data shows that as of the end of March this year, a total of 131 futures options varieties were listed in my country. (CCTV.com)