Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Riding on the momentum to gather momentum -- Observation of economic and social development across the country in April
Xinhua News Agency reporter
Spring is full of vitality. The release of economic data in the first quarter released positive signals, the consumer market was full of bright spots, and the driving effect of economic and social development on employment gradually emerged...... In April this year, all parts of the country worked hard and took advantage of the momentum to further consolidate and strengthen the positive trend of economic recovery.
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Observation 1: New vitality emerges in foreign trade
New energy vehicles with upgraded performance, wearable devices using artificial intelligence, and industry-leading cutting-edge medical devices...... The dazzling array of new products and new technologies at the 135th Canton Fair demonstrates that Chinese enterprises are striving to open up new space for growth and gather new advantages through technology accumulation and product innovation.
According to the data, in the first phase of the Canton Fair, the number of high-tech enterprises such as smart life, new three samples, and industrial automation increased by 24.4%.
Since April, a number of large-scale exhibitions such as the Canton Fair and the Consumer Expo have been held one after another, and dealers from different industries around the world have come one after another.
The port that connects the river to the sea is the best "witness". On April 24, the Uranus ship from Europe docked steadily at the berth of the global ro-ro terminal in Tianjin Port, and after completing the unloading of more than 2,000 imported vehicles, more than 300 domestic high-end brand vehicles drove into the market and will be launched into the overseas market.
According to the economic data released in mid-April, the total value of China's import and export of goods increased by 5% year-on-year, and the growth rate of imports and exports hit a new high in six quarters.
Customs clearance has been accelerated, development has been pressed the "fast forward button", and many places have taken measures to promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation.
Haikou Customs has introduced 21 specific measures to support the high-quality development of Hainan's foreign trade, focusing on key industries, key platforms and key enterprises......
At the end of April, the Ministry of Commerce announced the "Three-Year Action Plan for Digital Commerce (2024-2026)", proposing to carry out the action of "digital commerce to promote trade" and accelerate the cultivation of new advantages in foreign trade.
Foreign trade is an indispensable part of building a new development pattern. Set up a platform for enterprises to "go overseas" and improve the level of benefits and facilitation...... At present, all localities and departments are constantly optimizing services, stimulating the vitality of foreign trade entities, export commodities are climbing to the upper reaches of the value chain, and new advantages of China's foreign trade are gradually emerging.
Observation 2: The consumer market is giving birth to new growth points
Luoyang, Henan, flowers are like the sea, people are like tides, and the streets and alleys are full of tourists wearing Hanfu, appreciating peonies, visiting the ancient capital, and tasting culture. Miss Chen, a tourist from Tianjin, took advantage of the weekend to enjoy the flowers with her mother, "wanting to experience the history and culture of Luoyang and the charm of the ancient city."
"As of April 23, the flow of visitors from the scenic spot exceeded 500,000, a year-on-year increase of nearly 50%, and the operating income increased by 45% year-on-year. Wang Han, chairman of Luoyang Sui Tangcheng Operation Management Co., Ltd., said.
Shanghai Sports Consumption Festival, Good Taste Yunnan Food Festival, and Hefei are preparing 51 million yuan consumption vouchers...... Since April, the consumer market has continued to heat up.
In the upcoming May Day holiday, the National Immigration Administration predicts that the average daily entry and exit personnel at ports across the country during the holiday will reach 1.76 million, an increase of 40.5% over the same period last year.
The consumption potential is huge, and new highlights of consumption are frequently emerging.
At the 4th China International Consumer Goods Expo, which ended successfully not long ago, a series of new technologies and new products such as smart homes, new energy vehicles, low-altitude aircraft, and smart sports equipment brought a new experience to consumers.
On April 12, the Ministry of Commerce and other 14 departments issued the "Action Plan for Promoting the Trade-in of Consumer Goods" to the outside world, and carried out the trade-in of automobiles, home appliances and home decoration kitchen and bathroom "renewal" nationwide, which is expected to leverage the market space of one trillion yuan.
From the "holiday economy" and "spring economy" to the trade-in, the mainland consumer market in April was full of bright spots. All localities have seized policy opportunities and changes in demand, made full use of the advantages of the super-large-scale domestic demand market, and dug deep into the consumption potential, so that the endogenous driving force of consumption growth continues to increase, and new potentials continue to be released.
Observation 3: Manufacturing industry seeks "new" and "quality"
On April 8, Feixi County, Hefei City, Fuyao Group's Anhui production base held a mobilization meeting. The JAC Huawei project is also under construction, and it is expected to roll off the assembly line in the fourth quarter of this year.
The new energy vehicle industry is the epitome of the mainland's industrial structure constantly moving towards the middle and high-end. In the first quarter, the added value of the mainland's high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 7.5 percent year-on-year, 2.6 percentage points faster than the fourth quarter of last year.
In 2024, the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, commercial aerospace will be written into the government work report for the first time. In the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Blue Arrow Aerospace's Suzaku 3 reusable test arrow has successfully completed the transformation and final assembly, and will carry out a 10-kilometer flight mission in June. "Compared with the previous 100-meter vertical take-off and landing, the flight altitude of 10 kilometers adds a series of key technical challenges. Yuan Yu, head of the Blue Arrow Aerospace Technology Strategy Department, said.
In April, more than 30 companies, including Blue Arrow Aerospace, formed the Zhongguancun Yichuang Commercial Aerospace Alliance in Yizhuang, Beijing, and started construction of a number of key projects. It is estimated that by 2028, Yizhuang will form a commercial aerospace industrial cluster of 50 billion yuan.
Digital workshops and smart factories are booming, the construction and application of industrial Internet are constantly deepening and becoming more practical, and the transformation and upgrading of green and low-carbon technologies are accelerating...... At present, all localities and departments are combining the industrial base and market demand to accelerate the manufacturing industry to high-end, intelligent and green.
At the same time, policy support has been increasing. The State Administration of Financial Supervision and other departments jointly issued a document requiring continuous increase in the proportion of medium and long-term loans in the manufacturing industry and enriching the supply of financial products in the manufacturing industry. Some places have also arranged special funds to support the upgrading of the manufacturing industry.
At the beginning of the second quarter, with the concentrated embodiment of policy effects, the accelerated gathering of resource elements and the continuous growth of industrial clusters, China's manufacturing industry is moving towards "new", reaching far with "quality", and running out of "acceleration".
Observation 4: The employment situation has improved overall
Since April, the heat of the human resources market has increased, which is the intuitive feeling of the enterprise personnel commissioner of Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable Co., Ltd. The Nantong, Jiangsu province-based company plans to hire 312 people this year, with more than half of the applicants having junior or higher skills.
"The pull of the economy on employment has rebounded significantly. Xia Wenzhe, director of the Jiangsu Provincial Labor and Employment Management Center, said that the employment of enterprises is steadily increasing, and the employment of private enterprises, northern Jiangsu and manufacturing industries is growing significantly. As of April 24, Jiangsu enterprises employed 20.884 million people, an increase of 198,000 year-on-year.
According to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on April 16, the surveyed urban unemployment rate in the first quarter averaged 5.2%, down 0.3 percentage points year-on-year. Sheng Laiyun, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that the employment indicators are stable and improving, and the employment situation has improved overall.
Employment is related to thousands of households, and all localities have taken multiple measures to go all out to stabilize employment and promote development.
Shandong has recruited 1,169 central and state-owned enterprises in Shandong, providing more than 42,000 jobs; Jiangsu Province plans to build 300 "doorstep" employment service stations and 48 standardized gig markets with high standards......
In view of the current employment pressure faced by some groups, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said that it will strive to complete the annual employment goals and tasks through four measures: supporting stable and expanding jobs, broadening employment channels, supporting key groups, and strengthening precise services.
The driving effect of economic and social development on employment and the traction effect of policy innovation on employment are gradually emerging. Aiming at stabilizing employment, all localities and departments are doing everything possible to expand channels and provide excellent services, and make every effort to provide employment services with targeted measures and all-round support.