The Implementation Report on Social and Economic Development of Zhangzhou in 2004

Sources: Website of Zhangzhou Development and Planning Committee

Under the smart leadership of the municipal government and a series of government policies following the strategy of development by science and technology, legal management and the “Three Representatives”, Zhangzhou generally reached its targets on social and economic development in 2004.

According to statistics issued by the Fujian Statistic Bureau, the total GDP of this city last year reached 70.2 billion RMB with a growth by 11.6%. The primary industries grew by 4.5%, the secondary industries grew by 18.8% while the tertiary industries grew by 8.4%. The total social investment on fixed assets reached a growth by 15.5%. The total retail sales income was increased by 10.8%. The resident consumption price grew by 4.3%. The local-level government revenue income was increased by 29%. The exports grew by 76.3%. The FDI was increased by 15.3%. The per capita average disposable income for urban residents grew by 11.8%. The net income for farmers also was increased by 8.5%. The registered urban unemployment rate was down to 4.2%. The natural population growth reached 6‰. The total GDP, the investment on fixed assets, local government revenue, GDP from industries, industries above designated size, exports and net income for farmers all reached the highest level since the year 1999. The main characters on development are beloew:

1. The leading role of the secondary industries has become more and more significant. The coordination and cooperation among different industries has been greatly improved. The secondary industries experienced rapid growth in the past year. The total GDP created reached 81.7 billion RMB with a growth by 23.9%. The total GDP created by industries above designated size reached 46.5 billion RMB with a distinct growth by 44.1%, which was 18.6% higher than the average provincial level and ranked the first throughout the whole province for 24 months. The total electricity consumption of the secondary industries grew by 21.5%. The contribution of secondary industries to economy development reached 62.4% and promoted the city GDP directly to grow by 7.2%. The key industries and pillar industries have been performing greatly. The “4+3” pillar industries created 85.7% of the total GDP of industries above designated size with a huge growth by 53%. The coordination and cooperation among different industries also have been improved. 75% of the major projects were under operation of the coordination and cooperation among different linked industries.

2. The social investment was also increased with very lively investment from private sources. The total investment on fixed assets reached 16.3 billion RMB with a growth of 2.11 billion RMB by 5.5% when compared to the previous year. The investment from private sources also has been increasing very rapidly. The total investment from private sources reached 4.04 billion RMB with a growth by 67.6%. The investment on real estate, transportation infrastructures, electronic facilities and telecommunication have been the major investment direction for private investors with the growth by 55.9%, 30.9%, 13.4% and 46.9% respectively. The total investment on the 66 major projects reached 7.42 billion RMB with a growth of 1.22 billion RMB and completed the target by 101.6%. 

3. The FDI and its implementation have also been improving. The social consumption was increased modestly. The total number of projects using FDI reached 269 with a total capital involved reaching 531 million US dollars. There were 208 industrial projects with a total FDI at 396 million US dollars taking up 74.6% of the total FDI. The GDP created by joint enterprises took up 71.1% of the total GDP of enterprises above designated size. The city exports have been performing greatly. The number of enterprises for exports was 638 creating a total GDP of 2.156 billion US dollars and reaching a growth which was 39.1% faster than the provincial level. The structure of exports has also been optimized. The electronic and machinery products took up 56.1% of products exports with a growth by 24%. There were also a large group of private enterprises involved in exports with great performance helping the exports from private enterprises achieve a growth by 27%. The social consumption has been increasing modestly. The total retail sales income reached 19.9 billion RMB with a growth by 10.8%. The wholesale market was also very prosperous. 

4. The industrial structure of this city was further optimized. The structure of “Three Industries” was adjusted from 21: 39.4: 39.6 to 20.3: 41.8: 37.9. The structures within different industries were also further improved. The total government revenue reached 4.013 billion RMB with a growth by 29.6%. The government income from local-level jurisdiction reached 2.225 billion RMB with a growth by 29%. The total tax income from secondary industries reached 2.036 billion RMB with a huge growth by 49%. The government revenue took up 5.72% of the total GDP of the city. The per capita average disposable income for urban residents reached 10,117 RMB with a growth of 1,064 RMB. The per capita net income for farmers reached 4,320 RMB with a growth of 338 RMB. The proportion of income from non-farming in net income of farmers is 58.6%. The total of deposit of urban resident in the end of the year is 24.91 billion, with a growth of 16.6%.  

5. The system innovation of this city continued to be implemented creating better development environment. A lot of beneficial government policies were launched to promote the city’s economy development and attract more investment. The innovation on state-owned enterprises also was significant. The innovation on financing system and market has further optimized the market. At the end of the year, the total amount of bank savings reached 36.98 billion RMB with a growth by 17.3%. The total amount of loans reached 25.82 billion RMB with a growth by 9%. There were also a series of beneficial policies and measures for agricultural development and improvement of farmers’ life.  

6. The social and economic development of this city has been in great harmony with greater sustainability. The total value created by high-tech techniques reached over 10 billion RMB with a significant growth by 60.2% ranking the third in the province. A lot of attention has been paid to education development. The matriculation rate of universities and colleges reached as high as 82.5%. The total number of registered students in the six institutes within the city reached 37,000. The public health care facilities were also further improved. Public health care centers and hospitals were set up in different level of jurisdictions. The employment situation of the city was optimistic. The total number of newly-opened job positions reached 42,700. The social welfare system continued to be better off with better system for endowment insurance and medical insurance for residents. Meanwhile, the natural environment of this city was also protected greatly with some level of improvement.  

Despite all the achievements and fruits in the social and economic development in the past year, there were still serious problems and difficulties faced by this city for its future development. For instance, the problem of the distribution of industries, the capacity of government revenue mending the loss of unexpected disasters, the imbalance between urban and rural areas, the potential of agricultural development under the great damage from natural disasters, etc. All of these problems and difficulties are to be overcome with further effects of innovation and development.