CCTV News: Looking at China's economy through data. Recently, a batch of economic data has been released one after another, and in 2023, more than 400 million tons of grain will be purchased, the volume of mainland mail and delivery business will exceed 160 billion, and the national oil and gas production equivalent will reach a new high...... A number of data show that the mainland's economic vitality continues to improve, and the economy as a whole will recover steadily.
In 2023, more than 400 million tons of grain will be purchased
On January 9, according to the National Grain and Material Reserve Work Conference, more than 400 million tons of grain will be purchased in 2023. At present, the main producing areas have purchased nearly 120 million tons of autumn grain in the new season in 2023, and the overall purchase progress of autumn grain is about 6%, which is faster than that of the previous year. It is expected that in 2023, the total amount of autumn grain purchases will reach the highest level in recent years.
In 2023, the country's total grain output will reach 1,390.82 billion catties, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year, and will remain stable at more than 1.3 trillion catties for 9 consecutive years.
In 2023, the passenger and freight volume of the national railway will reach a record high
On January 9, according to the China Railway Group, in 2023, the national railway will complete the dispatch of 3.68 billion passengers, and the number of passengers sent on peak days will exceed 20 million, and the annual and peak day passenger volume will reach a record high.
In 2023, the national railway will complete the delivery of 3.91 billion tons of goods, another record high. Among them, the China-Europe freight train ran a total of 17,000 TEUs and sent 1.9 million TEUs throughout the year, an increase of 6% and 18% year-on-year respectively, and the new western land-sea corridor trains sent 860,000 TEUs throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 14%.
In 2023, the volume of mainland mail and delivery business will exceed 160 billion pieces
On January 9, data from the State Post Bureau showed that in 2023, the postal industry's mail and delivery business volume and business income will reach 162 billion pieces and 1.5 trillion yuan respectively, a year-on-year increase of 16.5% and 13.5% respectively.
It is expected that in 2024, the industry will continue to maintain a steady upward trend, and the postal industry's mail and delivery business volume and postal industry business income will complete 171.5 billion pieces and 1.6 trillion yuan respectively, with a growth rate of about 6%, and the express business volume and business income will complete 142.5 billion pieces and 1.3 trillion yuan respectively, with a growth rate of about 8%.
In 2023, the national oil and gas production equivalent will reach a new high
On January 9, according to the National Energy Administration, domestic oil and gas production in 2023 will exceed 390 million tons, a record high, maintaining a rapid growth momentum of 10 million tons for seven consecutive years, with an average annual increase of 11.7 million tons of oil equivalent.
In 2023, the country's crude oil production will reach 208 million tons, an increase of more than 3 million tons compared with 2022, and the national natural gas production will reach 230 billion cubic meters, maintaining an increase of 10 billion cubic meters for seven consecutive years.
The vitality of mainland business entities continues to improve
According to the latest data from the State Administration of Taxation, in the first 11 months of 2023, 15.151 million business entities went to the tax department to handle tax-related matters such as tax identification, invoice collection, and tax declaration, a year-on-year increase of 25.4%, of which 10.557 million tax active households received invoices and had income declarations in the current year, accounting for 69.7% of all new households, an increase of 3.1 percentage points year-on-year, and the vitality of mainland business entities continued to improve.
Carry out large-scale vocational skills training for migrant workers
Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security proposed to carry out large-scale, wide-coverage and multi-form vocational skills training for the majority of migrant workers to promote the improvement of migrant workers' skills and employment and entrepreneurship.
Support Guangzhou Nansha to relax market access and strengthen the reform of the regulatory system
On January 9, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly introduced a number of measures to support Guangzhou Nansha to relax market access and strengthen the reform of the regulatory system from the aspects of improving the access efficiency of the seed industry and relaxing the market access of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Support Fujian in exploring a new path for cross-strait integration and development
Recently, the Ministry of Commerce, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the "Notice on Several Measures to Support Fujian in the Economic and Trade Field to Explore a New Road for Cross-Strait Integration and Development", proposing 14 measures from five aspects.
These five aspects include: supporting Fujian to expand opening up and cooperation with Taiwan, supporting the high-quality development of Fujian's trade with Taiwan, deepening the integrated development of Fujian and Taiwan's advantageous industries, helping Fujian and Taiwan enterprises to integrate into the domestic cycle, and promoting the accelerated integration and development of key regions.
This year's Spring Festival civil aviation transport passengers are expected to reach 80 million
It is predicted that during the Spring Festival in 2024, the average daily guaranteed flights of national airlines will reach 16,500, and the number of passengers transported will reach 80 million, with an average of 2 million passengers per day. By the end of 2023, the number of scheduled international passenger flights on the mainland will resume to 4,782 per week (each round trip is counted as one flight), of which 67% will be implemented by Chinese airlines and 33% by foreign airlines.
Analysis report: This year, the mainland's economy will run smoothly and make steady progress
On January 9, the Forecast Science Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences released an analysis report, predicting that in 2024, the endogenous driving force of the mainland economy will grow steadily, the growth rate of investment will accelerate compared with 2023, the final consumption will grow steadily, the economy as a whole will continue to recover steadily, and the mainland's balance of payments will generally remain stable.
Source: CCTV