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Statistical Communiqu of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

Statistical Communiqu of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

Write: Ajatashatru [2011-05-20]

In 2010, faced with the complicated and volatile domestic and international economic environment and various grand challenges, under the firm leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the people of all nationalities of China, taking as the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents , implemented earnestly the scientific approach to the economic and social development, continuously carried out the package of plans aiming at dealing with the international financial crisis, speeded up the transformation of economic development mode and the strategic adjustment of economic structure, national economic performance maintained steady and rapid development and all social undertakings achieved new progress.

I. General Outlook
In 2010, the gross domestic product (GDP)[2] of the year was 39,798.3 billion yuan, up by 10.3 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry was 4,049.7 billion yuan, up by 4.3 percent, that of the secondary industry was 18,648.1 billion yuan, up by 12.2 percent and the tertiary industry was 17,100.5 billion yuan, up by 9.5 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 10.2 percent of the GDP, that of the secondary industry accounted for 46.8 percent, and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 43.0 percent.

The consumer price of the first quarter went up by 2.2 percent year on year, increased by 2.9 percent for the second quarter, increased by 3.5 percent for the third quarter and up by 4.7 percent for the fourth quarter, and the general level of the consumer prices in 2010 in China was up by 3.3 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the prices for food went up by 7.2 percent. The prices for investment in fixed assets increased by 3.6 percent. The producer prices for manufactured goods were up by 5.5 percent. The purchasing prices for raw materials, fuels and power went up by 9.6 percent. The producer prices for farm products were up by 10.9 percent.
The monthly changes of sales prices (year-on-year) for housing and new commercial residential buildings in 70 large and medium-sized cities showed the pattern of picking up first and then slowing down.

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

Table 1: General Level of Consumer Prices in 2010 Unit: %
Item
National
Average
Urban
Rural
General level of consumer prices
3.3
3.2
3.6
Food
7.2
7.1
7.5
Of which: Grain
11.8
11.5
12.3
Meat, poultry and related products
2.9
2.6
3.5
Oil
3.8
3.4
4.4
Eggs
8.3
8.4
8.2
Fresh vegetables
18.7
17.8
21.3
Fresh fruits
15.6
15.0
17.5
Non food
1.4
1.3
1.8
Of which: Household appliances and maintaining
services
0.0
-0.1
0.1
Medical, health and personal articles
3.2
3.2
3.2
Transportation and telecommunications
-0.4
-0.6
0.3
Housing
4.5
4.5
4.5

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

In 2010, the newly increased employed people in urban areas in China numbered 11.68 million, an increase of 660 thousand over 2009. The urban unemployment rate through unemployment registration was 4.1 percent at the end of 2010, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points than that of 2009. The total migrant workers in 2010 were 242.

23 million, up by 5.4 percent over that of 2009. Of which, the migrant workers[3] leaving hometown and worked in other provinces was 153.35 million, increased by 5.5 percent , the migrant workers worked in local provinces reached 88.88 million, up by 5.2 percent.

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

At the end of 2010, China s foreign exchange reserves reached 2,847.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 448.1 billion US dollars as compared with that at the end of the pervious year. At the end of the year, the exchange rate was 6.6227 RMB to 1 USD, an appreciation by 3 percent over that at the end of 2009.

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

In 2010 the total fiscal revenue reached 8,308.0 billion yuan, up by 21.3 percent or an increase of 1,456.2 billion yuan over that in the previous year. Of this total, the taxes collected in the whole year reached 7,320.2 billion yuan, up by 23.0 percent or an increase of 1,368.0 billion yuan over 2009.

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

II. Agriculture
In 2010, the sown area of grain was 109.87 million hectares, an increase of 890 thousand hectares as compared with that in the previous year; the sown area of cotton was 4.85 million hectares, a decline of 100 thousand hectares; the sown area of oil-bearing crops was 13.97 million hectares, an increase of 320 thousand hectares; the sown area of sugar crops was 1.92 million hectares, an increase of 30 thousand hectares.

The total output of grain in 2010 was 546.41 million tons, an increase of 15.59 million tons or up by 2.9 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the output of summer crops was 123.10 million tons, decreased by 0.3 percent, and that of the early rice was 31.32 million tons, decreased by 6.1 percent over the previous year. The output of autumn grain was 391.99 million tons, an increase of 4.8 percent.

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

In 2010, the output of cotton was 5.97 million tons, a decrease of 6.3 percent over the previous year, that of oil-bearing crops was 32.39 million tons, up by 2.7 percent and that of sugar crops was 120.45 million tons, a drop of 1.9 percent, that of tobacco was 2.71 million tons, a decrease of 3.9 percent, and that of tea was 1.45 million tons, up by 6.4 percent.

The total output of meat for the year reached 79.25 million tons, up by 3.6 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the output of pork was 50.70 million tons, up by 3.7 percent, and that of beef and mutton was 6.53 and 3.98 million tons, up by 2.7 percent and 2.2 percent respectively. At the end of the year, 464.40 million pigs were registered in the total stocks, down by 1.2 percent, and 667.00 million pigs were slaughtered, up by 3.3 percent. The total output of eggs was 27.65 million tons, up by 0.8 percent. The production of milk was 35.70 million tons, up by 1.5 percent.

The total output of aquatic products was 53.66 million tons, up by 4.9 percent. Of this total, the output of cultured aquatic products was 38.50 million tons, up by 6.3 percent; and that of fished aquatic products was 15.16 million tons, up by 1.4 percent over the previous year.

The total production of timber for the year 2010 reached 72.84 million cubic meters, an increase of 3.1 percent.

Over 1.634 million hectares of farmland was increased with effective irrigation systems and another additional 1.975 million hectares of farmland was guaranteed by water-saving irrigation systems.

III. Industry and Construction

In 2010, the total value added of the industrial sector was 16,003.0 billion yuan, up by 12.1 percent over the previous year. The value added of industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 15.7 percent. Of the industrial enterprises above the designated size, the value added of the state-owned and state-holding enterprises grew by 13.

7 percent, that of the collective enterprises went up by 9.4 percent, that of the share-holding enterprises increased by 16.8 percent, that of the enterprises by foreign investors and investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan soared by 14.5 percent and 20.0 percent growth for private enterprises. The growth of the light industry was 13.

6 percent and that of the heavy industry was 16.5 percent.

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

Statistical Communiqu   of the People's Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development

In 2010, of the industrial enterprises above designated size, the growth of value added for processing of food from agricultural products was 15.0 percent over the previous year; for textile industry was 11.6 percent; for manufacture of general machinery 21.7 percent; for manufacture of special purpose machinery 20.

6 percent; for manufacture of transport equipment 22.4 percent, of which, 24.8 percent for automobile manufacturing, and 25.4 percent for manufacture of railway transport equipment; for manufacture of communication equipment, computers and other electronic equipment 16.9 percent and for manufacture of electrical machinery and equipment 18.

7 percent. The growth of the value added for the major six high energy consuming industries[4] were 13.5 percent, of which, that of the manufacture of non-metallic mineral products was 20.3 percent, manufacture of raw chemical materials and chemical products 15.5 percent, smelting and pressing of ferrous metals 13.

2 percent, smelting and pressing of non-ferrous metals 11.6 percent, production and supply of electric power and heat power 11.0 percent and 9.6 percent for processing of petroleum, coking, processing of nuclear fuel. The value added growth for the high-tech industry was 16.6 percent over the previous year.

Table 2: Output of Major Industrial Products and the Growth Rates in 2010

Product

Unit
Output
Increase over
2009 (%)
Yarn
10000 tons
2717.0
13.5
Cloth
100 million meters
800.0
6.2
Chemical fibers
10000 tons
3090.0
12.5
Sugar (final product)
10000 tons
1102.9
-17.6
Cigarettes
100 million
23752.6
3.7
Color TV sets
10000
11830.0
19.5
Of which: LCD TV sets
10000
8937.5
32.1
Household refrigerators
10000
7300.8
23.1
Room air conditioners
10000
10899.6
34.9
Total primary energy production
100 million tons of
standard coal equivalent
29.9
8.7
Coal
100 million tons
32.4
8.9
Crude oil
100 million tons
2.03
7.1
Natural gas
100 million cubic meters
967.6
13.5
Electricity
100 million kilowatt-hours
42065.4
13.2
Of which: Thermal-power
100 million kilowatt-hours
33301.3