GDP Growth Of 12.7% In The First Half Of 2021

Today (July 15), the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the operation of the national economy in the first half of 2021.

According to the announcement of the press conference, in the first half of the year, China's market entities are expected to be better, the main macro indicators are in a reasonable range, and the economic development shows a trend of strengthening in stability and improving in stability.

According to preliminary calculation, the GDP in the first half of the year was 53216.7 billion yuan, an increase of 12.7% year-on-year, 5.6% lower than that of the first quarter; The average growth rate in the two years was 5.3%, 0.3 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter.

In terms of industries, the first half of the year:

The added value of the primary industry was 2840.2 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 7.8% and an average increase of 4.3% in two years;

The added value of the secondary industry was 20715.4 billion yuan, up 14.8% year-on-year and 6.1% in two years;

The added value of the tertiary industry was 29661.1 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 11.8% and an average increase of 4.9% in two years.

(source: CCTV News)