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Achievements in economy

Updated: 2019-09-16 14:25

Economic output has expanded

Over the past 70 years, Harbin’s GDP has grown at a significant growth rate every year. Between 1993 and 2013, Harbin’s GDP sustained double-digit growth for 20 years (average annual rate of 12.7 percent).

In 2018, Harbin’s GDP reached 630 billion yuan, 4,900 times more than that 127 million yuan in 1949.

Over the past 70 years, per capita GDP for urban residents and rural residents increased from dozens of yuan in 1949 to 38,000 yuan and 17,000 yuan respectively in 2018.

Financial power is rising

Revenues in general public budgets of Harbin reached 720 million yuan, 10 billion yuan and 20 billion yuan respectively in 1978, 2006 and 2012.

Revenues in general public budgets of 2018 reached 38.44 billion yuan, an increase of 4.4 percent compared with the same period of last year.

Expenditures in general public budgets of Harbin reached 310 million yuan in 1978. In 2018, it reached 96.22 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.4 percent.

Industrial infrastructure has improved

The ratio between primary industry, secondary industry and tertiary industry was adjusted from 24.9:51.3:23.8 in 1978 to 8.3:26.8:64.9 in 2018. 

The service economy gradually rose to a dominant position. 

In 2018, the added value of the tertiary industry reached 408.57 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.5 percent; while, the added value of the primary industry decreased o.1 percent to 52.25 billion yuan.

The contribution rates of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries to economic growth were 11.2 percent, 40.0 percent and 48.8 percent, respectively.

Consumer infrastructure improving

Total retail sales of consumer goods maintained an average annual growth rate of 15 percent over 40 years since reform and opening-up in 1978.

Since 2000, the annual growth of sales of automobiles, gold and silver jewelry, petroleum and petroleum products in large retail locations has remained above 30 percent. Since 2015, wholesale and retail sales have increased by more than 60 percent annually. 

Export infrastructure being improved

The proportion of general trade as part of total import and export volume in the city increased from 68.3 percent in 1999 to 85.08 percent in 2018.

The export structure has gradually changed from primary and low value-added products, such as agricultural, light textile products, to high value-added products such as electromechanical products and high-tech products.

In 2018, the total value of import and export reached 20.97 billion yuan; and Harbin has established trade contacts with 146 countries and regions.

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