Huangpu GDP up by 7.8% in 2018

The fifth session of the first Congress of the CPC Huangpu district was held on Jan 12 to review the achievements of Huangpu in 2018.

During the past year, Huangpu rose to second place among the national top 100 industrial districts, and ranked first in scientific and technological innovation. Regional GDP is estimated to have reached 350 billion yuan ($52 billion), a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent.

The investment in fixed assets was 116.5 billion yuan and the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size was 760.3 billion yuan; both ranked first in the city. Contracted foreign investment was $4.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 81 percent.

Huangpu continues a frontrunner among the national development zones with its 105.2 billion yuan of total fiscal revenue. [Photo/Sipaphoto.com]

In 2019, Huangpu will continue to be an institutional innovation pioneer zone in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, on its way to becoming a modern port district with great international influence.