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Q1 economic indicators show vitality of Jilin province

Updated: Apr 20, 2023 Print
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This gleaming, high-tech workshop is run by Jilin Chemical Fiber Group Co. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

Northeast China's Jilin province has reported dynamic economic development, with major indexes showing vigorous growth in the first quarter of 2023, according to the provincial statistics bureau.

During the three-month period, the province's GDP increased by 8.2 percent year-on-year, which was 3.7 percentage points higher than the national average.

The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries was clearly on the up. In Q1, these sectors generated an output value of 39.7 billion yuan ($5.75 billion), a year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent, a growth rate that was 3.4 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year.

The added value of industries above a designated size in the province increased by 7.6 percent year-on-year, 4.6 percentage points higher than the national average, with March alone shooting up by a whopping 41.1 percent year-on-year.

In the first quarter, the added value of the province's automobile industry increased by 7.8 percent year-on-year, lifting the growth rate of the overall added value of industries above a designated size in the province by 2.4 percentage points.

In Q1, fixed-asset investment surged by 28.1 percent year-on-year, 23 percentage points higher than the national average. The province's total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 14 percent year-on-year, 8.2 percentage points higher than the national average.

Also taking off was the number of flights at Changchun Longjia International Airport which reached 27,200, while Q1 passenger throughput reached 3.49 million.

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