China s 09 economic results released

According to preliminary data, China's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 33.54 trillion yuan in 2009, up 8.7 percent year-on-year. The growth rate was 0.9 percentage point lower than the previous year. The growth of GDP stood at 6.2 percent in the first quarter, 7.9 percent in the second quarter, 9.1 percent in the third quarter and 10.7 percent in the fourth quarter. By sectors, the primary industry completed an added value of 3.55 trillion yuan, up 4.2 percent; the second industry completed an added value of 15.70 trillion yuan, up 9.5 percent; and the tertiary industry had an added value of 14.29 trillion yuan, up 8.9 percent. China completed a total fixed assets investment of 22.48 trillion yuan last year, up 30.4 percent, and produced 543.75 million tons of pig iron, up 15.9 percent; 567.84 million tons of crude steel, up 13.5 percent; 692.44 million tons of steel products, up 18.5 percent; 1.63 billion tons of cement, up 17.9 percent and 13.83 million units of vehicle, up.47.8 percent.