CCTV News (News Network): Since the beginning of this year, our country has accelerated the cultivation and growth of new driving forces. In the first two months, the industrial growth rate has picked up significantly. Most industries and product production have increased, and the industrial economy has achieved a good start.
In the first two months, my country's industrial production accelerated significantly, and the added value of 35 of 41 major industrial industries increased, with a growth rate of 85.4%.
The leading role of new kinetic energy has been further enhanced. The added value of eight industries in the equipment manufacturing industry all achieved growth. Among them, driven by localization substitution and accelerated computing power layout, the electronics industry grew by 14.2%, contributing 20.6% to the growth of all industries above designated size; benefiting from factors such as industrial transformation and upgrading equipment updates and accelerated robot production, the general equipment industry grew by 8.9%, an acceleration of 1.4 percentage points.
In addition, the consumer goods manufacturing industry has steadily picked up. The export of industrial products has accelerated significantly, and major industries have improved significantly. In the first two months, the country's industrial enterprises above designated size achieved an export delivery value of 2.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%, the highest growth rate since April last year. Among them, the export performance of the equipment manufacturing industry was outstanding, with the growth rates of railway, ship, aerospace, and automobile export delivery values reaching 32.1% and 27.7% respectively.
