Interpret the highlights of Xinjiang's economic data in the first quarter

In the first quarter, the economic development trend of the autonomous region was stable and improving, the quality and efficiency of development were continuously improved, the development potential continued to be released, and the accumulation of positive factors increased, laying the foundation for achieving the annual development goals and injecting confidence.

What were the bright spots and positive changes in the economy in the first quarter? Hao Junqing, member of the leading party group and deputy director of the Autonomous Regional Bureau of Statistics, gave an explanation.

Give full play to the leading role of innovation and accelerate the development of new quality productive forces

The economy is "good", the industry is "supported", the development is excellent, and the market is warm...... In the first quarter of this year, the overall economic operation of the autonomous region showed four bright spots.

Key industries have driven the rapid growth of industrial production. In the first quarter, 10 of the 12 key industries above designated size achieved growth. Among them, the added value of non-metallic, electric power and chemical industries increased by 23.4%, 9.5% and 9.1% year-on-year respectively, driving the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size to increase by 4.8 percentage points. Major projects have promoted the rapid growth of fixed asset investment. There are 1,251 projects under construction with a total planned investment of 100 million yuan or more, and the completed investment increased by 21.6% year-on-year, driving the growth of fixed asset investment by 15.0 percentage points. Among them, the growth momentum of new energy projects was strong, and the investment in wind photovoltaic power generation construction projects increased by 93.2% year-on-year. Animal husbandry has led to a steady increase in agricultural production. The output value of animal husbandry increased by 7.5 percent year-on-year, contributing 89.9 percent to the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery in the first quarter.

"The autonomous region actively promotes scientific and technological innovation, accelerates the birth of new industries, new models and new kinetic energy, and cultivates and develops new quality productive forces. Hao Junqing said that in the first quarter, the added value of strategic emerging industries above designated size increased by 16.1% year-on-year, and high-tech products such as lithium-ion batteries, transformers and wind turbines increased by 12.8 times, 24.5% and 21.9% year-on-year respectively.

The new energy industry is booming. In the first quarter, clean energy power generation increased by 26.5% year-on-year, and the growth rate increased by 20.5 percentage points year-on-year, accounting for 19.7% of industrial power generation above designated size. Among them, solar and wind power increased by 50.6% and 24.1% year-on-year, respectively.

Facility agriculture is developing rapidly. The total output of facility garden fruits increased by 1.5 times year-on-year, accounting for 13.2% of the agricultural output value, becoming a new growth point of the agricultural economy in the first quarter.

The industrial added value of private enterprises above designated size increased by 17.1 percent year-on-year, 9.1 percentage points higher than the growth rate of industrial added value above designated size. The flow of people is energetic. In the first quarter, the autonomous region received 41.013 million tourists, up 15.9 percent year-on-year, and achieved tourism revenue of 43.74 billion yuan, up 53.8 percent year-on-year.

The supply capacity of agricultural and animal husbandry products has been steadily improved

Hao Junqing said that in the first quarter, the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery increased by 6.9 percent, which is a relatively high growth rate and the highest point in the first quarter since 2014.

Based on the strategic positioning of building an important supply base for high-quality agricultural and animal husbandry products in the country, the autonomous region focuses on key tasks such as grain production and rural industrial development, further consolidates the agricultural foundation, and promotes the development of agriculture and rural areas to maintain a good momentum of steady progress and steady improvement.

The construction of the national supply base for high-quality agricultural and animal husbandry products has accelerated. In the first quarter, investment in the primary industry increased by 24.8 percent year-on-year, and the growth rate increased by 30.5 percentage points year-on-year. The supply of livestock products was sufficient, and the slaughter of pigs and cattle increased by 19.3% and 19.1% respectively.

Characteristic forest fruits increase production and harvest. The autonomous region has vigorously developed facility agriculture, and the output of special fruits and vegetables has increased substantially, becoming a new growth point of the agricultural economy. In the first quarter, the total output of facility fruits (including melons and garden fruits) increased by 1.5 times year-on-year, driving the agricultural output value to increase by 8.3 percentage points. Among them, the new output of cherry tomatoes, blueberries, ginseng fruits and cherries reached 372 tons, 198 tons, 83 tons and 201 tons respectively.

Specialty aquaculture is thriving. Since the beginning of this year, the demand for local cold-water fish represented by triploid rainbow trout has been strong, which has driven the production capacity of the local aquatic industry to continue to increase. In the first quarter, the output value of fishery in the autonomous region increased by 9.1 percent year-on-year, and the output of aquatic products increased by 7.4 percent.

Stabilize the industry, strengthen the chain, and cultivate kinetic energy

In the first quarter, the autonomous region focused on stabilizing the industrial chain and cultivating kinetic energy, the growth momentum of industrial production was good, and the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 8.0% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 1.6 percentage points faster than that in 2023.

The growth of industries and products has expanded, and the physical volume indicators have grown rapidly. The autonomous region has accelerated the construction of a new type of industrialization and given prominence to its resource advantages. In the first quarter, 23 of the 40 major industrial industries achieved a year-on-year increase in added value, with an increase of 57.5%. Among the 364 major industrial products counted, the output of 200 products increased, with an increase of 54.9%. In terms of physical volume indicators, the output of industrial raw coal above designated size was 121,668,500 tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.7 percent, the power generation was 132.015 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 7.0 percent, and the industrial electricity consumption increased by 18.2 percent year-on-year, all of which maintained rapid growth.

The advanced kinetic energy continued to be stable, and new industries and new products grew rapidly. With the upgrading and development of industry, the high-end manufacturing industry with high technical content and added value has achieved rapid growth. In the first quarter, the added value of high-tech manufacturing and strategic emerging industries above designated size increased by 6.2 percent and 16.1 percent year-on-year respectively, of which the growth rate of added value of strategic emerging industries increased by 15.4 percentage points year-on-year, 8.1 percentage points faster than the growth rate of industrial added value above designated size. The output of new products also maintained rapid growth, with the output of wind turbines and electronic components increasing by 21.9% and 2.4 times year-on-year respectively.

The manufacturing industry has made outstanding contributions, and the non-metallic industry has strong support. The autonomous region has comprehensively coordinated the guarantee of various factors, and a number of major manufacturing projects have been accelerated, providing a strong impetus for the improvement of the quality and efficiency of the industrial economy. In the first quarter, the added value of the manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 11.1 percent year-on-year, driving the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size to increase by 5.1 percentage points, contributing 64.3 percent.

The thruster of stable ballast stone advance

Since the beginning of this year, the autonomous region has steadily promoted various policies and measures to stabilize investment, and fixed asset investment has maintained double-digit growth.

The construction of major projects is the ballast stone of economic growth. In the first quarter, there were 1,251 projects under construction with a planned total investment of 100 million yuan or more, and the completed investment increased by 21.6% year-on-year, accounting for 75.1% of the fixed asset investment, driving the growth of fixed asset investment by 15.0 percentage points. Among them, there are 281 projects under construction with a planned total investment of 1 billion yuan or more, and the completed investment increased by 42.8% year-on-year, accounting for 51.1% of the fixed asset investment, driving the growth of fixed asset investment by 17.2 percentage points.

In terms of accelerating the development of the new energy industry, relying on the resources of "south wind and north light", we will adhere to the integrated development of source, grid, load and storage, accelerate the construction of new energy projects, large-scale wind and solar bases and wind and solar hydrogen production projects, and drive the rapid growth of investment. In the first quarter, the investment in wind photovoltaic power generation projects in Xinjiang increased by 93.2% year-on-year, driving the growth of fixed asset investment by 8.3 percentage points. Among them, the investment in wind power generation and photovoltaic power generation projects increased by 46.5% and 1.2 times year-on-year respectively, driving the growth of fixed asset investment by 1.5 and 6.8 percentage points respectively.

At the same time, focusing on accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system with advantages and characteristics, we will actively promote the transformation and upgrading of the industrial structure of the autonomous region, accelerate the construction of a number of high-tech manufacturing projects, and help the high-quality development of investment. In the first quarter, Xinjiang invested in 121 high-tech industry investment and construction projects, and the investment in high-tech industries increased by 34.2 percent year-on-year, 21.4 percentage points higher than the growth rate of fixed asset investment.

(Note: Some data may be rounded to the total and subtotal.) ）

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