National Bureau of Statistics: In the first half of the year, the national economy was steadily strengthened and steadily improved.

  CCTV News:According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in the first half of the year, China’s economy continued to recover steadily, production demand continued to pick up, employment prices were generally stable, new kinetic energy grew rapidly, quality and efficiency improved steadily, market players expected to improve, main macro indicators were in a reasonable range, and economic development showed a good trend of stability, reinforcement and stability.

  According to preliminary accounting, the GDP in the first half of the year was 53,216.7 billion yuan, up 12.7% year-on-year at comparable prices, down 5.6 percentage points from the first quarter. The average growth rate in two years was 5.3%, and the average growth rate in two years was 0.3 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter. Quarterly, the first quarter increased by 18.3% year-on-year, with an average growth of 5.0% in two years; It increased by 7.9% in the second quarter and 5.5% on average in two years. In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry in the first half of the year was 2,840.2 billion yuan, up 7.8% year-on-year, with an average growth of 4.3% in two years; The added value of the secondary industry was 20,715.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.8%, with an average increase of 6.1% in two years; The added value of the tertiary industry was 29,661.1 billion yuan, up 11.8% year-on-year, with an average growth of 4.9% in two years. From the ring comparison, the GDP in the second quarter increased by 1.3%.

  First, the summer grain was harvested again, and animal husbandry production grew steadily.

  In the first half of the year, the added value of agriculture (planting) increased by 3.6% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 0.3 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter; Average growth of 3.7% in two years. Among them, the growth in the second quarter was 3.7%, 0.4 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter. The total output of summer grain in China was 145.82 million tons (291.6 billion Jin), an increase of 2.967 million tons (5.93 billion Jin) or 2.1% over the previous year. The agricultural planting structure has been continuously optimized, and the planting area of cash crops such as rapeseed has increased. In the first half of the year, the output of pork, cattle, sheep and poultry was 42.91 million tons, up by 23.0% over the same period of last year, of which the output of pork increased by 35.9%. Milk production increased by 7.6% year-on-year, while poultry and eggs production decreased by 4.1%. At the end of the second quarter, the number of live pigs was 439.11 million, a year-on-year increase of 29.2%; Among them, there are 45.64 million sows that can breed, an increase of 25.7%.

  II. Steady growth of industrial production and rapid growth of high-tech manufacturing.

  In the first half of the year, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 15.9% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 7.0% in two years, 0.2 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter; Among them, the second quarter increased by 8.9% year-on-year. In June, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 8.3% year-on-year, with an average increase of 6.5% in two years; The chain increased by 0.56%. In terms of three categories, the added value of the mining industry increased by 6.2% in the first half of the year, with an average increase of 2.5% in two years; The manufacturing industry grew by 17.1%, with an average growth rate of 7.5% in two years; Electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries grew by 13.4%, with an average growth of 6.0% in two years. The added value of high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 22.6% year-on-year, with an average increase of 13.2% in two years. In terms of products, the output of new energy vehicles, industrial robots and integrated circuits increased by 205.0%, 69.8% and 48.1% respectively year-on-year, and the average growth rate in both years exceeded 30%. In terms of economic types, the added value of state-owned holding enterprises increased by 11.9% year-on-year; Joint-stock enterprises increased by 15.8% year-on-year, and foreign-invested enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan increased by 17.0% year-on-year; Private enterprises increased by 18.3% year on year. In June, the purchasing managers’ index of China manufacturing industry was 50.9%, which was higher than the critical point for 16 consecutive months. The expected index of enterprise’s production and operation activities is 57.9%.

  From January to May, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide reached 3,424.7 billion yuan, up 83.4% year-on-year, with an average increase of 21.7% in two years. The profit rate of operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size is 7.11%, which is 2.05 percentage points higher than that of January-May 2020.

  Third, the service industry recovered steadily and the market expectation continued to improve.

  In the first half of the year, the tertiary industry continued to recover steadily. In the second quarter, the added value of the tertiary industry increased by 8.3% year-on-year, with an average growth of 5.1% in two years; The growth rate in the first quarter was 15.6% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 4.7% in two years. In terms of industries, the added value of transportation, warehousing and postal services, information transmission, software and information technology services increased by 21.0% and 20.3% respectively in the first half of the year, with an average increase of 6.9% and 17.3% respectively in the two years. In June, the national service industry production index increased by 10.9% year-on-year, with an average growth of 6.5% in two years. From January to May, the operating income of service enterprises above designated size increased by 31.9% year-on-year, with an average increase of 11.1% in two years, 0.2 percentage points higher than that in January-April.

  In June, the business activity index of service industry was 52.3%, which was higher than the critical point for 16 consecutive months. From the industry situation, the business activity indexes of postal express, telecommunications, radio and television, satellite transmission services, internet software and information technology services, which are closely related to online consumption, are all in the higher boom range of more than 57.0%; Monetary and financial services and insurance are all located in the high-level boom zone above 60.0%. From the market expectation, the expected index of business activities is 60.4%, which continues to remain at a high level.

  Four, the market sales gradually improved, and the consumption of upgraded goods increased rapidly.

  In the first half of the year, the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 21,190.4 billion yuan, up 23.0% year-on-year, with an average growth of 4.4% in two years, 0.2 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter; Among them, the growth rate in the second quarter was 13.9% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 4.6% in two years. In June, the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 3,758.6 billion yuan, up 12.1% year-on-year, with an average growth of 4.9% in two years. The chain increased by 0.70%. In the first half of the year, according to the location of business units, the retail sales of urban consumer goods was 18,409.8 billion yuan, up 23.3% year-on-year, with an average growth of 4.4% in two years; The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 2,780.7 billion yuan, up 21.4% year-on-year, with an average growth of 4.0% in two years. By consumption type, the retail sales of commodities reached 19,019.2 billion yuan, up 20.6% year-on-year, with an average growth of 4.9% in two years. The catering revenue was 2,171.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 48.6%, and the scale was basically the same as that in the first half of 2019. By commodity category, the year-on-year growth rate of 18 commodity categories of units above designated size all exceeded 10%, of which more than 70% commodity categories grew at a year-on-year rate of more than 20%. From the two-year average growth rate, except for petroleum commodities, the retail sales of other commodity categories are all positive growth, among which the average growth rate of retail sales of nine categories of commodities such as sports and entertainment products, communication equipment, cosmetics and cultural office supplies exceeds 10% in two years. The national online retail sales reached 6,113.3 billion yuan, up 23.2% year-on-year, with an average growth of 15.0% in two years, 1.5 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter. Among them,The online retail sales of physical goods reached 5,026.3 billion yuan, an increase of 18.7%, with an average increase of 16.5% in two years, 1.1 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter; The online retail sales of physical goods accounted for 23.7% of the total retail sales of consumer goods, an increase of 1.8 percentage points over the first quarter.

  5. Fixed assets investment continued to recover, and the average growth rate of manufacturing investment accelerated in two years.

  In the first half of the year, China’s fixed assets investment (excluding farmers) was 25.59 trillion yuan, up 12.6% year-on-year, and 0.35% month-on-month in June. The average growth rate in two years was 4.4%, 1.5 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter. In terms of fields, infrastructure investment in the first half of the year increased by 7.8% year-on-year, with an average increase of 2.4% in two years, slightly lower than that in January-May; Manufacturing investment increased by 19.2% year-on-year, with an average growth of 2.0% in two years, 1.4 percentage points faster than that in January-May; Investment in real estate development increased by 15.0% year-on-year, with an average increase of 8.2% in two years, slightly lower than that in January-May. The national commercial housing sales area was 886.35 million square meters, up 27.7% year-on-year, with an average growth of 8.1% in two years. The sales of commercial housing was 9,293.1 billion yuan, up 38.9% year-on-year, with an average growth of 14.7% in two years. In terms of industries, investment in the primary industry increased by 21.3% year-on-year, with an average increase of 13.2% in two years; Investment in the secondary industry increased by 16.3% year-on-year, with an average increase of 2.9% in two years; Investment in the tertiary industry increased by 10.7% year-on-year, with an average increase of 4.8% in two years. Private investment increased by 15.4% year-on-year, with an average growth of 3.8% in two years. Investment in high-tech industries increased by 23.5% year-on-year, with an average increase of 14.6% in two years; Among them, the investment in high-tech manufacturing industry and high-tech service industry increased by 29.7% and 12.0% respectively, with an average increase of 17.1% and 9.5% respectively in two years. In the high-tech manufacturing industry,Investment in computer and office equipment manufacturing, medical equipment and instrumentation manufacturing increased by 47.5% and 34.2% respectively, with an average increase of 26.3% and 18.7% respectively in two years. Among the high-tech service industries, the investment in e-commerce service industry and R&D and design service industry increased by 32.9% and 28.4% respectively, with an average increase of 32.5% and 15.9% respectively in two years. Investment in social fields increased by 16.4% year-on-year, with an average increase of 10.7% in two years; Among them, health investment and education investment increased by 35.5% and 14.2% respectively, with an average increase of 24.9% and 12.5% respectively in two years.

  6. The import and export of goods grew rapidly and the trade structure continued to be optimized.

  In the first half of the year, the total import and export volume of goods was 18,065.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.1%. Among them, exports were 9,849.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.1%; Imports were 8,215.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.9%; Import and export balance, with a trade surplus of 1,633.6 billion yuan. The trade structure continued to be optimized. In the first half of the year, the export of mechanical and electrical products accounted for 59.2% of the total export, an increase of 0.6 percentage points over the same period of last year. The import and export of general trade accounted for 61.9% of the total import and export, an increase of 1.7 percentage points over the same period of last year. The import and export of private enterprises accounted for 47.8% of the total import and export, an increase of 2.8 percentage points over the same period of last year. In June, the total import and export volume was 3,291.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.0%. Among them, exports were 1,812.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.2%; Imports reached 1,479.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 24.2%.

  Seven, consumer prices rose moderately, the factory price of industrial producers is still at a high level.

  In the first half of the year, the national consumer price (CPI) rose by 0.5% year-on-year, and remained flat in the first quarter. Among them, in June, the national consumer price rose by 1.1% year-on-year, which was 0.2 percentage points lower than that in May. It decreased by 0.4% from the previous month. In the first half of the year, the consumer price of urban residents rose by 0.6%, while that of rural residents rose by 0.4%. By category, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 0.4% year-on-year, the prices of clothing were flat, the prices of housing, daily necessities and services rose by 0.2%, the prices of transportation and communication rose by 1.9%, the prices of education, culture and entertainment rose by 0.9%, the prices of medical care rose by 0.3%, and the prices of other supplies and services fell by 1.1%. Among the food, tobacco and alcohol prices, pork prices dropped by 19.3%, grain prices rose by 1.2%, fresh fruit prices rose by 2.6%, and fresh vegetables prices rose by 3.2%. After deducting food and energy prices, the core CPI rose by 0.4%, which was flat in the first quarter.

  In the first half of the year, the ex-factory price of industrial producers nationwide rose by 5.1% year-on-year, an increase of 3.0 percentage points over the first quarter; Among them, June increased by 8.8% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 0.2 percentage points compared with May. In the first half of the year, the purchase price of industrial producers nationwide rose by 7.1% year-on-year, an increase of 4.3 percentage points over the first quarter; Among them, June rose by 13.1% year-on-year and 0.8% quarter-on-quarter.

  Eight, the urban survey unemployment rate was the same as last month, and the employment situation was generally stable.

  In the first half of the year, 6.98 million new jobs were created in cities and towns nationwide, achieving 63.5% of the annual target. In June, the national urban survey unemployment rate was 5.0%, which was the same as that in May and decreased by 0.7 percentage points over the same period of last year. The survey unemployment rate of local registered population is 5.0%, and that of foreign registered population is 5.1%. The survey unemployment rates of the population aged 16-24 and 25-59 are 15.4% and 4.2% respectively. The survey unemployment rate in 31 big cities and towns was 5.2%, which was the same as that in May. The average weekly working hours of employees in enterprises nationwide were 47.6 hours, 0.3 hours more than that in May. At the end of the second quarter, the total number of migrant workers in rural areas was 182.33 million.

  Nine, the income of residents continued to grow, and the ratio of per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents narrowed.

  In the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of the national residents was 17,642 yuan, a nominal increase of 12.6% year-on-year, which was mainly affected by the low base in the first half of last year, with an average increase of 7.4% in two years, 0.4 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter; After deducting the price factor, the real growth rate was 12.0% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 5.2% in two years, which was slightly lower than the economic growth rate and basically synchronized. According to the place of permanent residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 24,125 yuan, with a nominal increase of 11.4% and a real increase of 10.7%. The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 9,248 yuan, a nominal increase of 14.6% and a real increase of 14.1%. From the source of income, the per capita wage income, net operating income, net property income and net transfer income of the national residents increased by 12.1%, 17.5%, 15.0% and 9.0% respectively. The ratio of per capita income of urban and rural residents was 2.61, which was 0.07 lower than that of the same period of last year. The median per capita disposable income of national residents was 14,897 yuan, an increase of 11.6%.

  On the whole, the national economy continued to recover steadily in the first half of the year, with stability and reinforcement, and stability and improvement. However, we must also see that the global epidemic continues to evolve and there are many external unstable and uncertain factors; The recovery of domestic economy is uneven, and efforts are still needed to consolidate the foundation of stable recovery and development. In the next step, we should adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, follow the decision-making arrangements of the Central Economic Work Conference and the government work report, adhere to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, better coordinate the prevention and control of epidemic situation and economic and social development, continue to deepen the structural reform on the supply side, focus on releasing the potential of domestic demand, vigorously help enterprises to tide over the difficulties, accelerate the reform and opening up, look ahead and make overall adjustments, keep the economic operation in a reasonable range, solidly promote high-quality development, and strive to complete the objectives and tasks of economic and social development throughout the year.