Chao News Client Editor Xu Guang
html On January 28, the second session of the 14th Henan Provincial People's Congress opened, announcing the economic data for 2023 and the expected GDP growth target for 2024. So far, the six major economic provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Henan, and Sichuan have all announced their 2023 "report cards", showing a strong overall recovery trend.A major economic province is the "backbone" of the country's economic development. The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of 2023 once again emphasized that "economic provinces must truly take the lead" and make greater contributions to stabilizing the national economy.
Guangdong became the first 13 trillion yuan province, and Jiangsu has the most “trillion cities”. The GDP of Shandong and Zhejiang exceeded 9 trillion yuan and 8 trillion yuan respectively... In the past year, the economic operations of the six major provinces have made new progress. breakthrough. In 2024, faced with continuing to "take the lead", what new goals have they set?
Guangdong Picture Source 100 million yuan, ranking first in the country for 35 consecutive years.
As the largest economic province, Guangdong’s economic strength is evident.
In 2023, the number of business entities in Guangdong Province will exceed 18 million, with a net increase of 1.728 million throughout the year. Among them, the number of individual industrial and commercial households exceeded 10 million. A total of 132 national-level manufacturing individual champions and 1,528 specialized and new "little giant" companies have been cultivated, and 19 companies have entered the world's top 500. The total number of A-share listed companies and the number of new domestic and foreign listed companies both rank first in the country.
In terms of industry, in 2023, the annual output of new energy vehicles in Guangdong Province will reach 2.53 million units, and 1 out of every 4 new energy vehicles in the country will be "Made in Guangdong".
In 2023, Guangdong will achieve a total import and export value of 8.3 trillion yuan, reaching a new record high in scale. Accounting for 19.9% of the country's total, it continues to rank first in the country's foreign trade province.
Standing at a new starting point, Guangdong has proposed an expected GDP growth target of 5% in 2024 and continues to shoulder the new task of being an "economically large province". According to this prediction, Guangdong Province's total economic output will reach a new level of 14 trillion yuan in 2024.
Changzhou, Jiangsu Source: Xinhuanet
Jiangsu: becoming the province with the most "trillion cities" in the country
As the second largest economic province in the country, Jiangsu is also confident.
The Jiangsu Government Work Report shows that Jiangsu’s province’s GDP will reach 12.82 trillion yuan in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the national level.
As Changzhou announced that its GDP exceeded one trillion yuan, Jiangsu became the province with the most GDP "trillion cities" in the country. Jiangsu Province, which has 13 prefecture-level cities, already has five "trillion cities", namely Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Nantong and Changzhou.
In 2024, Jiangsu has also set an expected goal of economic growth of more than 5%. If successfully realized, Jiangsu's GDP will also reach 13 trillion yuan.
According to the government work report, Jiangsu Province will continue to expand advanced manufacturing clusters in 2024, build 10 national advanced manufacturing clusters and 16 provincial key clusters with high standards, and strive to build world-class and nationally leading new power equipment, aerospace, etc. cluster square array.
Shandong Yantai Picture source
The Shandong Government Work Report shows that Shandong’s GDP in 2023 was 9.2069 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0% over the previous year. This growth rate exceeded the expected growth target of more than 5% set at the beginning of the year and was also 0.8 percentage points higher than the national average. It has made its due contribution as a major economic province in stabilizing the market.
It is worth mentioning that Shandong’s “Trillion City” will also welcome new members in 2023, with Yantai becoming the third “Trillion City” in Shandong and the 26th “Trillion City” in the country. At present, Shandong already has three "trillion cities" in Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai.
As a major economic province in the north, Shandong has proposed an expected goal of economic growth of more than 5% in 2024, approaching the next coordinate of "10 trillion".According to the plan, Shandong will implement about 20 cutting-edge technology research projects focusing on artificial intelligence, life sciences, future networks, quantum technology, humanoid robots, deep sea, aerospace and other fields, and promote the accelerated growth of 15 provincial-level future industrial clusters.
Hangzhou Source Xinhuanet
Zhejiang: GDP exceeded 8 trillion yuan for the first time
In 2023, Zhejiang’s economic performance delivered a satisfactory answer, highlighting its high “gold content”.
Data from the Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Statistics shows that Zhejiang’s GDP in 2023 will reach 8,255.3 billion yuan, reaching a new level. Calculated at constant prices, it will increase by 6% over the previous year.
Groups of eye-catching data also demonstrate the resilience and strength of Zhejiang's economy:
As the "ballast stone" of industry, the growth rate of the province's industrial added value above designated size has increased from zero at the beginning of the year to 6% throughout the year. Industrial production The continued recovery trend is obvious.
As of the end of 2023, the number of registered business entities reached 10.34 million, an increase of 9.6% from the end of the previous year, including 10.01 million private enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households.
In 2023, the number of private enterprises with actual import and export performance in the province will exceed 100,000 for the first time, and the number of private export enterprises ranks first in the country.
In 2023, Zhejiang's export scale ranked second in the country, moving up one place from the previous year.
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In 2024, Zhejiang has proposed an expected goal of GDP growth of about 5.5%, which is higher than Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong.
In addition, the government work report stated that "focusing on deepening reforms and optimizing the business environment" is one of the tasks that the Zhejiang Provincial Government will focus on this year. Zhejiang will further implement the "No. 1 Reform Project" to optimize and improve the business environment and create a stable, fair, transparent and predictable development environment. In particular, the promulgation of the "Regulations on Optimizing the Business Environment of Zhejiang Province" will provide strong support for Zhejiang to build a province with the best business environment.
Sichuan Tianfu New District Picture source A province with billions of levels.
In the past year, Sichuan's economy has developed in waves and tortuously, and its economic aggregate has reached a new level. Data from the Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Statistics show that Sichuan will achieve a regional GDP of 6.01329 billion yuan in 2023, an increase of 6.0% over the previous year based on comparable prices.
In recent years, Sichuan’s economy has accelerated significantly. In 2007, Sichuan's GDP exceeded 1 trillion yuan for the first time. In 2011 and 2015, it exceeded 2 trillion yuan and 3 trillion yuan respectively. It took 4 years for each step to jump to 1 trillion yuan; in 2018, it reached 4 trillion yuan. , exceeding 5 trillion yuan in 2021, and it will take 3 years to jump to one trillion level; in 2023, it will only take 2 years to reach another trillion level.
In 2024, Sichuan has proposed a development goal of GDP growth of about 6%, focusing on layout and vigorously developing the artificial intelligence industry, and cultivating emerging industries such as biotechnology, satellite networks, new energy and intelligent connected vehicles.
Zhengzhou, Henan Picture source In terms of growth rate, the data is relatively low.
However, at the province’s economic operation press conference, the spokesperson said: “The province’s economic growth trend continues to be stable and positive. Although some data on scale and speed have fluctuated, changes in momentum and structure have The results of changes in quality and quality are becoming increasingly apparent, emerging pillar industries have become the leading force in driving growth, and new productivity has accelerated its growth."
In 2023, Henan will have 52 new national-level specialized and special "little giant" enterprises, and new provincial-level new "little giant" enterprises. There are 1,324 professional, specialized, and new small and medium-sized enterprises and 6,549 innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. The number of high-tech enterprises and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises in the province increased to 12,000 and 26,000 respectively. It is foreseeable that these enterprises will become the "backbone" of Henan's economy.
In 2024, Henan has proposed an expected economic growth target of 5.5%. Focusing on the development goals for 2024, the government work report proposes to expand commercial aerospace, low-altitude economy, hydrogen energy storage, quantum technology, life sciences and other fields, actively open up new tracks, and build a national future industry pilot zone.It is planned to cultivate a total of 5,000 specialized and new enterprises by 2025, and develop the number of industrial enterprises above designated size to 30,000, achieving full coverage of digital transformation.
