In the year 2004, the 49 National Economic and Technological Development Zones (herein shortened to NETDZ) and five industrial parks which enjoy the NETDZ policies achieved GDP of 660.14 billion yuan, with industrial added value of 485.56 billion yuan (the proportion of industrial added value to GDP was 73.55%), industrial output value of 1794.91 billion yuan (current price), tax revenue of 93.3 billion yuan, export value of US$80.3 billion, import value of US$85.9 billion, contracted foreign investment of US$22.06 billion, including actual overseas investment of US$13.61 billion, rising 32.43%, 34.80%, 38.53%, 23.31%, 64.29%, 65.24%, 8.85% and 31.74% respectively than the same period the previous year. Besides tax revenue and contracted foreign investment, the growing ranges of other indicators were higher than the national level by 22.93, 23.30, 28.89, 29.24 and 18.42 percent respectively in the above order (the industrial output value is left vacant).

In which, the 33 NETDZ approved before 1995 and located in eastern coastal areas realized GDP of 483.05 billion yuan, industrial added value of 357.74 billion yuan, industrial output value of 1348.51 billion yuan (current price), tax revenue of 66.85 billion yuan, export value of US$60.49 billion, import value of US$60.68 billion, contracted foreign capital of US$15.997 billion, actual overseas investment of US$10.1 billion. Beside the contracted foreign fund was 3.10% lower than the year earlier, other indicators all surged 31.39%, 32.64%, 38.93%, 19.79%, 59.56%, 64.55% and 26.86% respectively from the same period the year earlier.

In the 16 NETDZ ratified after 2000, the GDP reached 64.91 billion yuan, with industrial added value of 40.96 billion yuan, industrial output value of 135.14 billion yuan (current price), tax revenue of 6.88 billion yuan, export value of US$1.39 billion, import value of US$1.37 billion, contracted foreign investment of US$1.43 billion, actual overseas fund of US$708 million, up 38.71%, 40.99%, 41.25%, 37.05%, 83.60%, 29.89%, 39.87% and 5.12% respectively in given order than the same period the previous year. The incremental rates of GDP, industrial added value, industrial output value, tax revenue, exports and contracted foreign fund all exceeded those in the eastern coastal 33 NETDZs.

The other five state-level industrial parks achieved GDP of 112.19 billion yuan, industrial added value of 86.87 billion yuan, industrial output value of 311.26 billion yuan (current price), tax revenue of 19.58 billion yuan, exports of US$18.42 billion, imports of US$23.86 billion, contracted overseas investment of US$4.64 billion, actually utilized overseas fund of US$2.80 million. According to the above order, the figures rose 33.45%, 41.34%, 35.68%, 31.94%, 80.41%, 69.72%, 69.14% and 65.28% respectively than the same period the previous year.

Note: Statistic figures from Lhasa Economic & Technological Development Zone are not included. 

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