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General Economy

(china.org)
Updated: 2006-05-16 10:06

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP for 2004 was 1.604 trillion yuan, up 14.2% from the previous year.

GDP ratio (primary, secondary and tertiary industries)
The primary industry yielded a value added of 124.542 billion yuan, 4.2%
more than that of the previous year; the secondary industry, 889.029
billion yuan, a growth of 18.4%; the tertiary industry, 590.375 billion
yuan, a growth of 10.4%.

Revenue and expenditure
Provincial revenue was 353.95 billion yuan, an increase of 18.1% over
the previous year. Provincial expenditure was 185.259 billion yuan, an
increase of 9.3%.

Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI was up 3.0% from the previous year.

Investment in fixed assets
Fixed asset investment was valued at 598.327 billion yuan, up by 19.9%
from the previous year.

(Statistics as of 2004)

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