China News Service, June 16th. According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in May, all regions and departments steadily promoted the overall planning of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, production demand continued to recover, emerging momentum was cultivated and strengthened, the employment situation was generally stable, and corporate benefits Continue to improve, development resilience continues to show, the national economy continues to recover, and it continues to show a stable and positive trend.

Data map: A staff member of a robot manufacturer is debugging equipment.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Gang

Industrial production has grown steadily, and high-tech manufacturing has accelerated

  In May, the value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide increased by 8.8% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 6.6%; the month-on-month increase was 0.52%.

Divided into three categories, the value added of the mining industry increased by 3.2% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 2.1% in two years; the manufacturing industry increased by 9.0% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 7.1% in two years; and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water increased by 11.0 %, an average increase of 7.2% in two years.

The added value of the high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 17.5% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 13.1%. The two-year average growth rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than that in April.

In terms of product output, new energy vehicles, industrial robots, and integrated circuits increased by 166.3%, 50.1%, and 37.6% respectively year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate exceeded 19%.

In terms of economic types, the value added of state-owned holding companies increased by 7.7% year-on-year; joint-stock enterprises increased by 8.9% year-on-year; foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises increased by 8.5% year-on-year; private enterprises increased by 9.1% year-on-year.

From January to May, the value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide increased by 17.8% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 7.0%.

In May, the purchasing managers index of China's manufacturing industry was 51.0%, which was higher than the threshold for 15 consecutive months; the expectation index of enterprise production and operation activities was 58.2%.

  From January to April, the national industrial enterprises above designated size achieved a total profit of 2.5944 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.06 times, an average increase of 22.3% in two years; the profit rate of operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size was 6.87%, an increase of 2.42 from January to April 2020 Percentage points.

The service industry is rising steadily, and the service industry market is expected to continue to improve

  In May, the national service industry production index increased by 12.5% ​​year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 6.6%. The two-year average growth rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than that in April.

From the perspective of major industries, the production indices of the eight sub-sectors all maintained growth year-on-year.

From January to May, the service industry production index increased by 23.6% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 6.8%.

From January to April, the operating income of service industry enterprises above designated size increased by 34.4% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 10.9%.

Among them, the operating income of information transmission, software and information technology service industry, scientific research and technical service industry increased by 28.8% and 34.8% respectively year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 17.4% and 11.8% respectively.

In May, the service industry business activity index was 54.3%, which was higher than the threshold for 15 consecutive months.

From the perspective of the industry, driven by the May 1st holiday, the business activity index of railway transportation, air transportation, accommodation and other industries related to long-distance travel has been higher than 65.0% for two consecutive months; The business activity index of the catering, culture, sports and entertainment industries was higher than that in April, and it was in the high prosperity range of more than 58.0%.

In terms of market expectations, the service industry business activity expectation index is 62.4%, staying in the high boom range above 62.0% for 4 consecutive months.

Market sales continue to recover, and online retail grows rapidly

  In May, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 3,594.5 billion yuan, an increase of 12.4% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 4.5% in two years; an increase of 0.81% month-on-month.

According to the location of the business unit, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 3131.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%, an average increase of 4.5% in two years; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 463.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%, and an average increase of 4.7% in two years.

According to consumption types, retail sales of goods amounted to 3,212.9 billion yuan, an increase of 10.9% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 4.9% in two years; catering income was 381.6 billion yuan, an increase of 26.6% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 1.4% in two years.

From the perspective of commodity categories, among the retail sales of commodities above designated size in May, 13 commodity categories grew by more than 10% year-on-year.

From the two-year average growth rate, the retail sales of all commodity categories have shown positive growth.

Among them, the average two-year growth rate of retail sales of 10 categories of commodities, including cosmetics and cultural office supplies, has accelerated compared with April.

Online retail continues to grow rapidly.

From January to May, the national online retail sales reached 4,823.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 24.7%, and an average increase of 14.2% over the two years.

Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods was 3,937.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.9%, and an average increase of 15.6% in two years; accounting for 22.6% of the total retail sales of consumer goods.

Data map: The staff sorts express delivery.

Photo by Zhang Yao

Fixed asset investment rebounded steadily, and the two-year average growth rate of manufacturing investment turned from negative to positive

  From January to May, the national investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) was 19,391.7 billion yuan, an increase of 15.4% year-on-year, and an average increase of 4.2% in two years; the month-on-month increase was 0.17% in May.

In terms of sectors, infrastructure investment increased by 11.8% year-on-year from January to May, and the two-year average growth rate was 2.6%; investment in manufacturing increased by 20.4% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate has changed from a decline in the first four months to an increase of 0.6%; real estate development Investment increased by 18.3% year-on-year, an average growth of 8.6% over the two years.

The sales area of ​​commercial housing nationwide was 663.83 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 36.3%, an average increase of 9.3% in two years; the sales of commercial housing was 7053.4 billion yuan, an increase of 52.4% year-on-year, and an average increase of 16.7% in two years.

In terms of industries, investment in the primary industry increased by 28.7% year-on-year, an average increase of 15.1% in two years; investment in the secondary industry increased by 18.1% year-on-year, an average increase of 1.7% in two years; investment in the tertiary industry increased by 13.8% year-on-year, an average increase of 4.9% in two years %.

Private investment increased by 18.1% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 3.7% over the two years.

Investment in high-tech industries increased by 25.6% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 13.2% in two years; among them, investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industries increased by 29.9% and 17.1% year-on-year, respectively, and the two-year average growth rate was 15.5% and 8.5% respectively.

In the high-tech manufacturing industry, investment in the computer and office equipment manufacturing industry, medical instrument equipment and instrumentation manufacturing industry increased by 48.3% and 34.0% year-on-year respectively, and the two-year average growth rate was 28.9% and 17.0% respectively; in the high-tech service industry, e-commerce The investment in the service industry and the inspection and testing service industry increased by 47.7% and 39.6% respectively year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 36.1% and 14.2% respectively.

Investment in the social sector increased by 21.8% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 12.3% in the two years; investment in health and education increased by 43.6% and 17.8% year-on-year, and the two-year average growth rate was 25.4% and 14.0%.

The import and export of goods maintained rapid growth, and the trade structure continued to be optimized

  In May, the total value of imports and exports of goods was 3,136.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.9%.

Among them, exports were 1,716 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.1%; imports were 1,420 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 39.5%.

The import and export balance, the trade surplus was 296 billion yuan.

From January to May, the total value of imports and exports of goods was 147595 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.2%.

Among them, exports were 8041.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.1%; imports were 6,718.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.9%.

The trade structure continued to be optimized.

From January to May, exports of mechanical and electrical products increased by 31.9% year-on-year, accounting for 59.5% of total exports.

General trade imports and exports accounted for 61.8% of total imports and exports, an increase of 1.8 percentage points over the same period last year.

The import and export of private enterprises accounted for 47.6% of the total import and export, an increase of 3.4% over the same period last year.

Data map: container terminal.

Photo by Xiong Yaozhang issued by China News Service

The urban surveyed unemployment rate continues to decline, and the employment situation is generally stable

  From January to May, 5.74 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country, completing 52.2% of the annual target.

In May, the nationwide surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas was 5.0%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from April and a decrease of 0.9 percentage point from the same period last year.

The unemployment rate of the local household registration population survey was 5.1%, and the unemployment rate of the foreign household registration population survey was 5.0%.

The unemployment rates of the population aged 16-24 and population aged 25-59 were 13.8% and 4.4% respectively.

The surveyed unemployment rate in 31 major cities and towns was 5.2%, the same as in April.

The average weekly working hours of employees in enterprises across the country is 47.3 hours.

Consumer prices have risen moderately, and ex-factory prices for industrial producers have expanded

  In May, the national consumer prices rose by 1.3% year-on-year, an increase of 0.4 percentage points over April; a month-on-month decrease of 0.2%.

In terms of categories, food, tobacco and alcohol prices rose 0.8% year-on-year, clothing rose 0.4%, housing rose 0.7%, daily necessities and services rose 0.4%, transportation and communications rose 5.5%, education, culture and entertainment rose 1.5%, and health care rose 0.2%. Other supplies and services fell by 0.9%.

In food, tobacco and alcohol prices, pork fell by 23.8%, grain rose by 0.8%, fresh fruits rose by 1.4%, and fresh vegetables rose by 5.4%.

After deducting food and energy prices, the core CPI rose 0.9%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from April.

From January to May, the national consumer prices rose by 0.4% year-on-year.

  In May, the national factory prices for industrial producers rose by 9.0% year-on-year, an increase of 2.2 percentage points over April; the month-on-month increase was 1.6%.

In terms of major industries, oil and natural gas extraction, ferrous metal mining and dressing, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry rose 99.1%, 48.0%, 38.1%, and 30.4% year-on-year; Communications and other electronic equipment manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and automobile manufacturing fell by 0.8%, 0.8%, and 0.7% respectively year-on-year.

Purchasing prices for industrial producers rose by 12.5% ​​year-on-year, an increase of 3.5 percentage points from April; a month-on-month increase of 1.9%.

From January to May, the national ex-factory price of industrial producers and the purchase price of industrial producers increased by 4.4% and 5.9% respectively year-on-year.

  The National Bureau of Statistics pointed out that, on the whole, my country's economic operation remained stable and recovered in May.

At the same time, we must also note that there are still uncertainties in the current global economic recovery and epidemic prevention and control, and the foundation for the sustained recovery of the domestic economy still needs to be consolidated.

In the next stage, in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference and the government work report, we must adhere to the general tone of the work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and ensure the continuity, stability, and sustainability of macro-policy policies to help prevent and control the epidemic. Enterprises are relieved of difficulties, vigorously promote reform and innovation, accelerate the release of domestic demand potential, focus on smoothing the economic cycle, maintain economic operation in a reasonable range, and promote high-quality economic development.