At the press conference. Reporter Gao Shizhen photo
On the afternoon of January 19th, the Information Office of Hebei Provincial Government held a press conference on "Economic Operation of Hebei in 2023". Xu Fujun, Party Secretary and Director of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics, introduced the economic operation of Hebei Province in 2023, and answered questions from reporters together with Zhou Guohua, Party member, deputy director and spokesperson of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics, and Wang Tingzhang, Party member, deputy head and spokesperson of Hebei Investigation Corps of National Bureau of Statistics. The conference was hosted by Tian Defeng, director of the press release department of the Propaganda Department of Hebei Provincial Party Committee (provincial government information office) and a first-class researcher. The record is as follows:
Tian Defeng, director of the press release department of the Propaganda Department of Hebei Provincial Party Committee (provincial government information office) and a first-class researcher. Reporter Gao Shizhen photo
Tian Defeng, Director of the Press Release Department of the Propaganda Department of Hebei Provincial Party Committee (Provincial Government Information Office) and First-class Investigator:
Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the press,
Good afternoon!
Welcome to the press conference of the Information Office of the People’s Government of Hebei Province.
The theme of this conference is "Economic Operation of Hebei in 2023".
In 2023, Qi Xin, all localities and departments in Hebei Province, worked together to overcome difficulties and promote post-disaster recovery and reconstruction and economic and social development as a whole, and the province’s economic operation was generally stable and steady. Today, we specially invite Mr. Xu Fujun, Party Secretary and Director of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics, to introduce the economic operation of our province in 2023. At the same time, we also invited Mr. Zhou Guohua, member of the party group, deputy director and spokesperson of the Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics, and Mr. Wang Tingzhang, member of the party group, deputy head and spokesperson of the Hebei Investigation Corps of the National Bureau of Statistics, to jointly answer your concerns.
First of all, please let Director Xu make an introduction. Please welcome.
Xu Fujun, Party Secretary and Director of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics. Reporter Gao Shizhen photo
Xu Fujun, Party Secretary and Director of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics:
In 2023, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Hebei twice and published.Important speechIt provides a strong political guidance and scientific action guide for our province to accelerate the development of high quality. Over the past year, in the face of the complicated and severe external environment, arduous and arduous reform and development tasks and the rare flood disaster in history, the provincial party Committee and the provincial government have United and led the people of the province, keeping in mind the entrustment and gratitude, adhering to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, and thoroughly studying and implementing the inspection of Hebei by General Secretary of the Supreme Leader.Important speechAnd the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Focusing on accelerating the construction of a strong economic province and a beautiful Hebei, we strive to write a chapter on Chinese modernization in Hebei, adhere to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, implement the new development concept completely, accurately and comprehensively, serve and integrate into the new development pattern, and carry out post-disaster recovery and reconstruction in a down-to-earth manner. The province’s economic operation is generally stable, steady and progressing, and the main economic indicators are picking up and improving, and high-quality development is solidly promoted.
First, the economic development is stable and the industrial base is stable.
According to the unified accounting results of regional GDP, the annual regional GDP was 4,394.41 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5% over the previous year at constant prices. By industry, the added value of the primary industry was 446.62 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6%; The added value of the secondary industry was 1,643.53 billion yuan, an increase of 6.2%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 2,304.26 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5%.
Agricultural production is generally stable. Affected by floods, the total grain output in the whole year was 38.099 million tons, down 1.4% from the previous year. Among them, the output of summer grain was 14.986 million tons, up by 0.8%; The output of autumn grain was 23.113 million tons, down 2.8%. Animal husbandry production is stable and improving. The output of pork, cattle, sheep and poultry meat was 4.911 million tons, an increase of 3.3%. Among them, the output of pork was 2.833 million tons, an increase of 3.6%. The number of live pigs was 17.938 million, down by 6.9%. The output of poultry eggs was 4.046 million tons, up by 1.6%. The milk output was 5.719 million tons, up by 4.6%.
Industrial production grew rapidly. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.9% over the previous year, and the growth rate was 1.4 percentage points faster than that of the previous year. In terms of three categories, the added value of manufacturing increased by 6.4%, the mining industry increased by 13.0%, and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water increased by 5.8%. In terms of industry categories, more than 60% of industries have achieved growth in production. Twenty-five of the 40 industry categories achieved growth, with a growth rate of 62.5%. Among them, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry increased by 7.7%, oil, coal and other fuel processing industry increased by 17.3%, and automobile manufacturing industry increased by 11.6%. In terms of economic types, the added value of state-owned holding enterprises increased by 7.8%, joint-stock enterprises by 7.4%, foreign-invested enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan by 4.7%, and private enterprises by 5.9%. In terms of enterprise scale, the added value of large enterprises increased by 8.0%, medium-sized enterprises increased by 10.7%, and small enterprises increased by 2.5%.
The service industry has steadily recovered. The added value of the service industry increased by 5.5% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of information transmission, software and information technology services increased by 7.3%, financial industry by 7.7%, public management, social security and social organizations by 5.6%, and health and social work by 6.4%. From January to November, service enterprises above designated size in the province realized operating income of 508.63 billion yuan, up 4.3% year-on-year.
Second, the potential of domestic demand has been accelerated, and investment and consumption have been strongly driven.
Investment in fixed assets grew steadily. The investment in fixed assets completed in the whole year increased by 6.3% over the previous year. Among them, investment in construction projects increased by 14.3%, while investment in real estate development decreased by 12.7%. By industry, investment in the primary industry decreased by 20.6%, investment in the secondary industry increased by 6.9%, and investment in the tertiary industry increased by 6.9%. In terms of key areas, infrastructure investment increased by 17.7%, manufacturing investment increased by 12.6%, and private investment increased by 1.4%. Excluding real estate development investment, private investment increased by 14.5%. In terms of project scale, the completed investment of projects above 100 million yuan increased by 21.7%, and those above 1 billion yuan increased by 35.0%.
The consumer market has recovered. The total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 1,504.05 billion yuan, an increase of 9.6% over the previous year, and the growth rate was 8 percentage points faster than that of the previous year. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods above designated size was 433.91 billion yuan, an increase of 12.8%, and the growth rate was 7.8 percentage points faster than that of the previous year. Consumption-upgrading commodities are growing well. Retail sales of gold, silver and jewelry in units above designated size increased by 24.3%, sports and entertainment products by 41.2%, household appliances and audio-visual equipment by 30.5%, and new energy vehicles by 74.4%. Basic life commodities maintained growth. Grain, oil and food, beverages, tobacco and alcohol, clothing, shoes, hats, needles and textiles increased by 2.9%, 12.1%, 8.7% and 19.6% respectively.
Third, major strategies have been implemented in depth and coordinated development has achieved remarkable results.
The coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei has advanced in depth. Firmly grasp the "bull nose" of resolving the function of Beijing’s non-capital, and effectively and orderly promote the work of resolving. The introduction of secondary and tertiary subsidiaries of central enterprises achieved a historic breakthrough, and the turnover of Beijing-Tianjin technology contracts in the province increased by 101%. "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei on the track" accelerated its formation. Jingxiong Expressway runs through the whole line, Jinxing Intercity is completed and opened to traffic, and Shijiazhuang to Cangzhou realize direct high-speed rail.
Xiong’an new area grows at jointing stage. The construction of the first batch of headquarters projects for resolving central enterprises is progressing smoothly, and all four universities have started construction. The "three schools and one hospital" aided by Beijing has successfully started school. "Sixteen Outstanding Talents" was issued, Xiong ‘an University Collaborative Innovation Alliance was established, and Xiong ‘an Zhongguancun Science Park was put into operation. The key municipal infrastructure in the start-up area was basically completed, and the investment in xiong’an new area increased by 16.0% year-on-year.
Fourth, the transformation and upgrading continued to deepen, and new kinetic energy accelerated growth.
The industrial structure was continuously optimized. The proportion of the added value of the three industries is 10.2:37.4:52.4, the proportion of the added value of the tertiary industry is 15 percentage points higher than that of the secondary industry, and the proportion of the regional GDP is 1.3 percentage points higher than that of the previous year. The industrial pattern of "321" has been further consolidated and expanded.
Emerging industries are growing rapidly. The added value of high-tech industries above designated size increased by 7.5% over the previous year, and the growth rate was 2.7 percentage points faster than that of the previous year, accounting for 21.4% of industries above designated size, up by 0.8 percentage points year-on-year. Investment in high-tech industries increased by 24.7%, which was 18.4 percentage points higher than the total investment growth rate. Among them, investment in high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 41.1% and investment in high-tech service industry increased by 11.6%.
Emerging formats have grown stronger. The annual online retail sales reached 465.46 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6% over the previous year. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods was 421.46 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%, accounting for 28.0% of the total retail sales of social consumer goods.
The scale of legal person units has expanded. By the end of 2023, there were 1.908 million legal entities in the province, an increase of 148,000 over the previous year and an increase of 8.4%. Among them, there were 1.28 million legal entities in the tertiary industry, an increase of 104,000 or 8.8%.
5. Employment prices are generally stable, and residents’ income is growing steadily.
The employment situation remained stable. Adhere to the policy of giving priority to employment, and 899,000 people were newly employed in cities and towns throughout the year, completing 104.5% of the annual plan.
The market price is generally stable. The annual consumer price rose by 0.6% over the previous year, and the growth rate was reduced by 1.2 percentage points over the previous year. Among them, cities rose by 0.7% and rural areas rose by 0.4%. By category, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 0.5%, clothing by 2.3%, housing by 0.3%, daily necessities and services by 0.6%, transportation and communication by 2.4%, education, culture and entertainment by 1.5%, medical care by 3.2% and other goods and services by 3.2%. Among the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol, the price of grain increased by 1.4%, the price of eggs increased by 0.6%, the price of pork decreased by 14.8%, and the price of fresh vegetables decreased by 3.6%. In December, consumer prices rose by 0.2%. The ex-factory price of industrial producers decreased by 5.3% over the previous year and by 2.1% in December. The purchasing price of industrial producers decreased by 6.2% over the previous year and by 4.1% in December.
Residents’ income has increased steadily. The per capita disposable income of the province’s residents was 32,903 yuan, an increase of 6.6% over the previous year, and the growth rate was 1.5 percentage points faster than that of the previous year. According to the place of permanent residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 43,631 yuan, an increase of 5.7%, and the growth rate was 2.0 percentage points faster than that of the previous year; The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 20,688 yuan, an increase of 6.8%, and the growth rate was 0.3 percentage points faster than that of the previous year. The income gap between urban and rural residents has further narrowed, and the income ratio between urban and rural residents is 2.11, which is 0.02 lower than the previous year. The per capita consumption expenditure of residents in the province was 22,920 yuan, an increase of 9.7% over the previous year. According to the place of permanent residence, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 27,906 yuan, an increase of 11.3%; The per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 17,244 yuan, an increase of 6.0%.
In the next step, we must adhere to the guidance of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era and fully implement the Party’s 20 th Peace Conference.The twentieth session of the partyThe spirit of the Second Plenary Session, the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, and the inspection of Hebei by General Secretary of the Supreme Leader.Important speechSpirit, conscientiously implement the deployment of the 10th Plenary Session of the Provincial Party Committee, the Economic Work Conference of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People’s Congress, focus on the primary task of high-quality development, adhere to the principle of striving for progress while maintaining stability, promoting stability by making progress, establishing first and then breaking down, make overall plans to expand domestic demand and deepen structural reform on the supply side, make overall plans for new urbanization and overall rural revitalization, make overall plans for high-quality development and high-level security, consolidate and enhance the economic recovery, continue to promote effective improvement in quality and reasonable growth in quantity of the economy, and accelerate the construction of a strong economic province.
Tian Defeng, Director of the Press Release Department of the Propaganda Department of Hebei Provincial Party Committee (Provincial Government Information Office) and First-class Investigator:
Thank you, Director Xu, for your authoritative release. Let’s start asking questions. Please raise your hand and inform your news organization.
Answer the reporter’s question:
1. China News Agency: In the post-epidemic era, our province put the recovery and expansion of consumption in an important position and took effective measures to promote and stimulate consumption growth. Excuse me, what is the recovery of consumption in our province and what are its characteristics?
Zhou Guohua, Party Member, Deputy Director and Spokesman of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics. Reporter Gao Shizhen photo
Zhou Guohua, Party Member, Deputy Director and Spokesperson of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics:
In 2023, all departments at all levels in the province resolutely implemented the policies of the provincial party committee and the provincial government to expand domestic demand and promote consumption, focused on boosting market confidence, accelerated the pace of consumption upgrading, and steadily released consumer demand. The total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 1,504.05 billion yuan, up 9.6% year-on-year, 8.0 percentage points faster than the same period of last year and 1.4 percentage points faster than the previous three quarters. The consumer goods market maintained a good recovery trend. Specifically, there are six main characteristics.
First, the growth of consumption categories has expanded. Of the 23 consumption categories of units above designated size in the province, 19 categories showed growth, with the growth rate reaching 82.6%.
Second, the sales of basic life commodities grew steadily. The retail sales of grain, oil, food, beverages, alcohol and tobacco, clothing, shoes, hats, needles and textiles increased by 2.9%, 12.1%, 8.7% and 19.6% respectively year-on-year, accounting for 20.8% of the retail sales of consumer goods above designated size, which boosted the retail sales of consumer goods above designated size by 2.0 percentage points.
Third, the sales of upgraded goods are growing well. The retail sales of cosmetics, gold and silver jewelry, sports and entertainment goods, household appliances and audio-visual equipment above designated size increased by 12.6%, 24.3%, 41.2% and 30.5% respectively, accounting for 10.4% of the retail sales of consumer goods above designated size, which boosted the retail sales of consumer goods above designated size by 2.4 percentage points.
Fourth, the sales of automobile products continued to increase. The retail sales of automobile products by units above designated size reached 170.2 billion yuan, up 13.2% year-on-year, with the growth rates accelerating by 4.7 and 11.6 percentage points respectively over the previous three quarters and the same period of last year, which boosted the retail sales of consumer goods by 5.1 percentage points, accounting for 39.2% of the retail sales of consumer goods by units above designated size, up 3.0 percentage points over the same period of last year. Among them, the consumption of new energy vehicles grew rapidly, achieving a retail sales of 35.73 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 74.4%, 3.4 percentage points faster than the previous three quarters.
Fifth, the sales of petroleum commodities maintained a relatively high growth rate. From the monthly observation, the retail sales of petroleum and products in units above designated size continued to maintain a growth level of more than 20% this year. The annual sales reached 48.06 billion yuan, up 26.7% year-on-year, 4.6 and 1.6 percentage points faster than the previous three quarters and the first half of the year, respectively, which boosted the retail sales of consumer goods above designated size by 2.7 percentage points. The retail sales of petroleum commodities accounted for 11.1% of the retail sales of consumer goods above designated size, an increase of 0.2 percentage points over the same period of last year.
Sixth, the accommodation and catering market continues to heat up. The annual turnover of the accommodation industry was 16.50 billion yuan, up 20.9% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 1.6 percentage points faster than that of the previous three quarters. The turnover of catering industry was 97.45 billion yuan, up 16.6% year-on-year, 1.4 percentage points faster than the previous three quarters.
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2. Hebei Daily: As mentioned in the release just now, the per capita disposable income of Hebei residents increased by 6.6% and the consumption expenditure increased by 9.7%. My question is: What are the characteristics of residents’ income and consumption in 2023, and what is their ranking in the country? thank you
Wang Tingzhang, member of the Party Group, Deputy Chief and Spokesman of Hebei Investigation Corps of National Bureau of Statistics. Reporter Gao Shizhen photo
Wang Tingzhang, member of the Party Group, Deputy Chief and Spokesman of Hebei Investigation Corps of National Bureau of Statistics:
Thank you for your question.
As mentioned in the briefing just now, the per capita disposable income of all residents in Hebei increased by 6.6% and the consumption expenditure increased by 9.7% in the whole year, which was hard-won. Under the strong leadership of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, the whole province has conscientiously implemented the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and the work requirements of the provincial party Committee and the provincial government, adhered to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, and solidly promoted high-quality development, laying a solid foundation for the growth of residents’ income and consumption. The income and consumption of residents in our province mainly show the following four characteristics.
First, the growth rate of residents’ income is faster than the economic growth rate, the fruits of economic development are further tilted towards residents, and people’s livelihood continues to improve. The growth rate of per capita disposable income of residents further recovered, and the growth rate of per capita disposable income of all residents, urban residents and rural residents increased by 1.5, 2.0 and 0.3 percentage points respectively over the previous year. From the perspective of income structure, the four major incomes increased in an all-round way, with wage income, net operating income, net property income and net transfer income increasing by 8.8%, 5.4%, 2.7% and 2.0% respectively. Among them, the per capita wage income of residents in the province is 19,723 yuan, accounting for 59.9%, which is the main source of residents’ income, with the fastest growth rate, and the contribution rate of income increase is 78.3%, which is the first main force to support residents’ income increase.
Second, the income gap between urban and rural residents has further narrowed. The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 43,631 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%; The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 20,688 yuan, an increase of 6.8%, which was 1.1 percentage points faster than that of cities and towns. The income ratio of urban and rural residents continued to narrow to 2.11, which was 0.02 lower than that of the previous year, and the development trend of urban-rural integration was improving.
Third, the growth rate is better than the increment. Looking at the whole country, from the perspective of growth rate, the growth rate of per capita disposable income of all residents in Hebei ranks eighth in the country, up 9 places from the previous year. But from the level, the income of Hebei residents is still at a low level, and the per capita disposable income of all residents is lower than the national average of 6315 yuan, ranking 17 th; The per capita disposable income of urban residents is lower than the national average of 8190 yuan, ranking 19 th; The per capita disposable income of rural residents is lower than the national 1003 yuan, ranking 17th.
Fourth, policies and measures to promote consumption have gradually become effective, driving residents’ consumption to maintain rapid growth. In the whole year, the per capita consumption expenditure of residents in the province was 22,920 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%, and the growth rate was 3.1 percentage points higher than the income. The eight major expenditures of consumption all rose: First, the basic consumption of people’s livelihood grew steadily. Expenditure on food, alcohol and tobacco increased by 8.2%, clothing by 13.5%, housing by 3.2% and daily necessities and services by 11.0%. Second, with the increase of residents’ leisure shopping, going out and other activities, the related consumption expenditure has maintained rapid growth. Expenditure on education, culture and entertainment increased by 23.8%, and expenditure on transportation and communication increased by 10.9%; Third, the expenditure on health care increased by 7.8%, and the expenditure on other supplies and services increased by 26.5%.
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3. People’s Network Hebei Channel: What are the outstanding features and highlights of the overall evaluation of the province’s economic operation in 2023? What are the main supporting factors?
Xu Fujun, Party Secretary and Director of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics. Reporter Gao Shizhen photo
Xu Fujun, Party Secretary and Director of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics:
Thank you for your question. Judging from the economic performance of the whole year just released, in 2023, the province’s economy overcame many risks, challenges and adverse effects caused by floods. The overall economic performance was stable, the main indicators rebounded and the growth rate was better than that of the whole country. Overall, it presents the characteristics of "stability, good and excellent".
"Stability" is mainly reflected in the following four aspects:
First, the overall economic operation is stable. The annual GDP growth rate accelerated from the previous year, 0.3 percentage points higher than that of the whole country. Quarterly, the first quarter achieved a good start, with GDP increasing by 5.1% year-on-year; In the first half of the year, it was steadily strengthened, with an increase of 6.1%; In the first three quarters, it withstood the pressure brought by floods, with an increase of 5.2%; The annual growth rate was 5.5%, showing a good trend of recovery.
Second, the industrial supply support is stable. Agricultural production was generally stable, and the production of grain, animal husbandry, vegetables and fruits remained stable. The total grain output reached 76.2 billion Jin, exceeding 70 billion Jin for 11 consecutive years. Industrial production grew rapidly, and the traditional advantageous industries such as steel and petrochemical played an obvious supporting role. The added value of equipment manufacturing increased by 8.5%, which was 1.6 percentage points faster than that of industries above designated size, and the automobile manufacturing industry achieved double-digit rapid growth. The service industry recovered steadily, and the growth rate of added value of information transmission, software and information technology services and financial industry was 1.8 and 2.2 percentage points higher than that of service industry respectively.
Third, the investment growth is stable. Carry out the construction of key projects "strong leadership • Increase kinetic energy "action, do our best to ensure the elements and do everything possible to expand investment. The investment in fixed assets increased by 6.3% in the whole year, continuing the steady growth trend, which was 3.3 percentage points higher than that of the whole country. Investment in infrastructure and manufacturing increased rapidly, driving the total investment to increase by 4.6 and 2.3 percentage points respectively. Large projects above 100 million yuan continued to play the role of ballast stone, and the completed investment accounted for 65.1% of the total investment, driving the total investment to increase by 12.4 percentage points.
Fourth, the overall financial stability. Strengthen efforts to improve efficiency and implement a proactive fiscal policy, and the province’s fiscal operation is stable. The growth rate of general public budget revenue has obviously accelerated over the previous year, among which, tax revenue has achieved double-digit growth; Pay close attention to budget implementation and management, and key areas such as housing security and transportation will be well guaranteed. The quality and efficiency of the real economy of financial services continued to improve, and the balance of local and foreign currency loans of financial institutions maintained double-digit growth.
"Good" is mainly reflected in the following three aspects:
First, major strategic advances continued to improve. Sign a new round of strategic cooperation agreement with Beijing and Tianjin to form a closer coordinated promotion pattern. The construction of an integrated high-quality development demonstration zone between the three northern counties of Langfang and Tongzhou District of Beijing has been steadily advanced. The embryonic form of xiong’an new area’s modern city is fully revealed. The "three horizontals and four verticals" backbone road network in the start-up area is open to traffic, the China Aerospace Information and Satellite Internet Innovation Alliance is accelerated, and the scene exchange of Xiong ‘an Future City is officially launched, further accelerating the convergence and application of future technologies and industries.
Second, the recovery of the consumer market continued to improve. The total retail sales of social consumer goods rose sharply compared with the previous year. The consumption of bulk commodities such as automobiles and petroleum was significantly boosted, and the retail sales per unit of consumer goods increased by 5.1 and 2.7 percentage points respectively. The consumption of accommodation and catering increased rapidly, and the turnover of accommodation and catering industry in units above designated size increased by 37.3% and 36.4% respectively. The tourism market continues to heat up, and the influence of "so close, so beautiful, go to Hebei on weekends" continues to increase.
Third, the import and export of foreign trade continued to improve. The annual import and export scale reached a record high, with the growth rate of total import and export value being 7.2 percentage points higher than that of the whole country, and the growth rate of total export value being 8.7 percentage points higher than that of the whole country. The structure of export products continued to be optimized, with the export of mechanical and electrical products increasing by 33.1% and the export of automobiles increasing by 1.5 times.
"Excellent" is mainly reflected in the following three aspects:
First, the structure is continuously optimized. The industrial structure of "321" continued to be consolidated, with the added value of tertiary industry accounting for 52.4%, secondary industry accounting for 37.4% and primary industry accounting for 10.2%. Emerging industries continue to grow, with the added value of high-tech industries accounting for 0.8 percentage points higher than that of conventional industries, and the growth rate of investment in high-tech industries is 18.4 percentage points higher than that of total investment. The trend of consumption upgrading is obvious. The retail sales of sports and entertainment products, household appliances and audio-visual equipment, gold and silver jewelry and other commodities increased by 41.2%, 30.5% and 24.3% respectively.
Second, the green transformation continued to advance. In the country, it is the first to introduce the A standard for environmental performance of key industries, 40 new A-level enterprises with environmental performance in key industries, and 35 A-level iron and steel enterprises.National first. The air quality continued to improve, and the effect of "stepping back ten" was steadily consolidated. The development of green energy was accelerated, and the power generation of renewable energy increased by 17.5% year-on-year, accounting for nearly 40% of the province’s power generation.
Third, people’s livelihood continued to improve. Employment prices remained stable, post-disaster recovery and reconstruction were solidly carried out, and 20 livelihood projects all or exceeded their annual tasks. People’s livelihood expenditures accounted for more than 80% of general public budget expenditures, and the participation rate of basic medical insurance was stable at over 95%.
At the same time, we should also see that the current external environment is complex and severe, cyclical problems and structural contradictions are superimposed, and some difficulties and challenges have to be overcome to promote further economic recovery. In the next step, we should thoroughly implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, fully implement the work requirements of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, persist in striving for progress through stability, promote stability through progress, make progress before breaking, always maintain the spirit of striving for success, constantly turn development advantages into development potential, and continuously consolidate and enhance the economic recovery to a good trend.
On this occasion, on behalf of the Provincial Bureau of Statistics, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the journalists and friends of the news media for their long-term concern and support for statistical work! In 20 days, we will usher in the Spring Festival. I wish all my friends good health, smooth work, happy family and all the best!
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Tian Defeng, Director of the Press Release Department of the Propaganda Department of Hebei Provincial Party Committee (Provincial Government Information Office) and First-class Investigator:
Thank you for your participation and support, and thank you for your informative release and questions. If you still have questions of interest, please contact the Press and Publicity Office of Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics.
This conference is over. Thank you!