Jiuyuan district in Baotou saw a significant increase in output in the first quarter of 2018, with 33 of the district’s industrial enterprises above designated size reaching a total output value of 5.865 billion yuan ($919 million), a 14.5 percent year-on-year increase, Baotou Daily reports.
The five pillar industries achieved an output value of 5.283 billion yuan, accounting for 90.1 percent of the total output value of the region’s industrial enterprises above designated size, a year-on-year increase of 12.8 percent.