Ministry Of Industry And Commerce: In 2009, The Industrial Added Value Of Small And Medium Enterprises Increased By 13.6% Over The Same Period Last Year.

In 2010, the spring report of China's industrial economic operation was released today. Guo Bin, director of the Bureau of operation and monitoring coordination of the Ministry of industry and information technology, said that in 2009, the difficulties in the operation of SMEs were eased, and the ability to absorb employment increased significantly. The industrial added value of small and medium-sized enterprises above designated size increased by 13.6% over the previous year.

In 2010, the spring report of China's industrial economic operation was released today. Zhu Hong, member of the Party committee of the Ministry of industry and information technology, chief engineer and spokesman of the press, Xin Guobin, director of the operation and monitoring Coordination Bureau of the Ministry of industry and information technology, and Jin Bei, director of the Institute of industry and commerce, attended the press conference and answered reporters' questions.

Xin Guobin said in the report that small and medium-sized enterprises have eased their business difficulties and improved their ability to absorb employment.

In 2009, the industrial added value of SMEs above designated size increased by 13.6% over the previous year, and the growth rate reached 21.6% in 1-2 months.

In 2009 1-11, the profit was 1 trillion and 750 billion yuan, and the tax paid was 1 trillion and 170 billion yuan, an increase of 18.2% and 14.2% over the same period last year, accounting for 67.4% and 55.2% of the total industrial enterprises above Designated Size, respectively.

With the improvement of production situation, the number of small and medium-sized enterprises absorbing employment increased month by month.

In the 9-11 month of 2009, the average number of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises above Designated Size reached 68 million 700 thousand, an increase of 4 million 530 thousand over 3-5 months, an increase of 3 million 150 thousand over that of 6-8 months.