Interpretation of Statistical Bulletin of Beijing National Economic and Social Development in 2023
Cctv newsAccording to Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics and Beijing Investigation Corps of National Bureau of Statistics, 2023 is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, and the year of economic recovery and development after three years of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control. Faced with various internal and external risks and challenges, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, the city has made great efforts to stabilize the economy, promote development and improve people’s livelihood. The overall economic recovery has improved, the social and people’s livelihood security has been strong, and the high-quality development of the capital has been solidly promoted. The latest statistical bulletin of Beijing’s national economic and social development in 2023 issued by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics and Beijing Investigation Corps of National Bureau of Statistics records the new progress and achievements of various undertakings in the capital in the past year with rich statistical data.
First, the macro-policies have exerted remarkable effects, and the economy has continued to pick up.
Resolutely implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and the work requirements of the municipal party committee and municipal government, adhere to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, focus on expanding domestic demand, optimizing the structure, strengthening innovation, and protecting people’s livelihood. Macro-control policies continue to exert significant effects, and the overall economy continues to pick up. The annual GDP was 4,376.07 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2% compared with the previous year at comparable prices. According to the resident population, the per capita GDP of the city reached 200,000 yuan, keeping the best level among provincial regions in China. The employment and price situation is generally stable. The annual consumer price rose by 0.4% over the previous year, and the average unemployment rate in urban areas was 4.4%, which was 0.3 percentage points lower than that in the previous year, and it was within the annual control target.
Economic development shows strong resilience and potential. The main areas have risen steadily. The added value of the service industry increased by 6.1% over the previous year, which is higher than the growth level of regional GDP. It is the main driving force for economic recovery, driven by the continuous support of the information service industry and the financial industry. Industrial production stopped falling and rebounded, and the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 0.4%. The equipment, electric power and automobile industries made outstanding contributions. The investment in fixed assets (excluding farmers) increased by 4.9% in the whole year, and the investment in construction and installation projects reflecting the physical workload and the investment in equipment purchase reflecting the expansion of production capacity of enterprises accounted for 56.2%, an increase of 0.5 percentage points over the previous year. Consumption continued to recover, and the total market consumption increased by 10.2% over the previous year. Among them, service consumption increased by 14.6% driven by transportation, culture, sports and entertainment, and the total retail sales of social consumer goods increased by 4.8%. The benefits of enterprises have gradually improved, and the vitality of development has been enhanced. Industrial and service enterprises above designated size achieved operating income of 2.8 trillion yuan and 17.3 trillion yuan respectively, up by 3.6% and 2.0% respectively over the previous year. In 2001, 297,000 new enterprises were established, an increase of 20.3%. The output value of "specialized and innovative" industrial enterprises above designated size and the income of service enterprises increased by 5.2% and 6.1% respectively, and the growth rate was 2.6 and 4.1 percentage points higher than the average level of industries and service industries above designated size respectively.
Second, promote the synergy of the "five sons" and make new breakthroughs in high-quality development
Adhere to the "five sons" linkage service and integrate into the new development pattern, and the quality of economic development in the capital has been continuously improved.
Accelerate the construction of an international science and technology innovation center. The ability to innovate has been continuously enhanced. The investment intensity of research and experimental development (R&D) in the whole society (the ratio of research and experimental development funds to regional GDP) has remained above 6% continuously since 2019, ranking first in all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China. From January to November 2023, the research and development expenses of large and medium-sized key enterprises above designated size totaled 350.11 billion yuan, up 4.6% year-on-year, of which the research and development expenses of industrial, scientific and technological service enterprises achieved double-digit growth. At the end of the year, there were 574,000 valid invention patents in the city, up by 20.2%, and the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people was 136.95, up by 24.97. Innovation empowers high-end industry development. The added value of high-tech industries in the whole year was 1,187.54 billion yuan, an increase of 7.1% over the previous year at current prices, accounting for 27.1% of the regional GDP, an increase of 0.4 percentage points over the previous year.
Promote the construction of a global digital economy benchmark city. The added value of the digital economy was 1,876.67 billion yuan, accounting for 42.9% of the city’s regional GDP, up 1.3 percentage points over the previous year. Build a smart city, implement the action plan of "the capital of optical network, the city of ten thousand megabytes", and build a total of 107 thousand 5G base stations, ranking first in all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) per 10 thousand people; The cumulative number of gigabit users reached 2.287 million, an increase of 943,000 over the previous year; The application terminals of "Jingtong", "Beijing Office" and "Jingzhi" in three smart cities have been rapidly upgraded and expanded, and the application of digital technology in key areas such as travel and medical care has been deepened.
Steadily promote the cultivation and construction of international consumption center cities. Consumer supply is more abundant. In the whole year, 61,000 new wholesale and retail, accommodation and catering enterprises were established, an increase of 15.6% over the previous year; Newly introduced 946 first stores, an increase of 16.5%; By the end of the year, there were 1,058 departure tax refund shops, an increase of 41. New consumption patterns such as e-commerce live broadcast and instant retail have developed rapidly. The online retail sales of convenience stores, supermarkets and warehouse member stores accounted for 28.6% of the retail sales of the three formats, an increase of 2.5 percentage points over the previous year. Scenarios and experiential consumption, such as performances and competitions, were active, with 49,524 performances held in 339 performance venues throughout the year, an increase of 1.4 times over the previous year; The performance income totaled 2.3 billion yuan, an increase of 2.7 times.
Promote high-level opening up with the construction of "two districts" Beijing’s first national-level cross-border trade facilitation standardization pilot project will be built, and a new international trade service platform of "Jingmaoxing" will be built to support the high-quality development of the comprehensive insurance zone. In the whole year, the total import and export value of Beijing was 3.6 trillion yuan, up by 0.3% over the previous year. The total import and export value of China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as Pilot Free Trade Zone) was 462.43 billion yuan, up by 2.7%. Among the key industries in which the service industry is expanding and opening up, 1,321 foreign-funded enterprises have been established in scientific research and technical services, leasing and business services, culture, sports and entertainment, accounting for more than 70% of the newly-established foreign-funded enterprises in the city, and 258 foreign-funded enterprises have been established in the Pilot Free Trade Zone, accounting for 14.9%.
The coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei has deepened and deepened. In the whole year, 112 general manufacturing enterprises were relieved and upgraded, and 23.15 million square meters of illegal construction was controlled. The construction of the city sub-center maintained the investment intensity of 100 billion yuan, and the second batch of municipal authorities completed the relocation, with more than 20,000 registered enterprises in the Canal Business District. Collaborative innovation and industrial cooperation are closer. Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei jointly built the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei National Technology Innovation Center and compiled six key industrial chain maps. The turnover of technology contracts from Beijing to Tianjin and Hebei increased by 1.1 times over the previous year. Xiong’an new area Zhongguancun Science Park was unveiled for operation, and more than 30 innovative enterprises and 11 Zhongguancun integrated service organizations settled in.
Third, pay attention to the people’s "urgent difficulties and worries" and continue to promote the improvement of people’s livelihood
We will thoroughly implement the people-centered development idea, focus on the people’s urgent difficulties and worries, stabilize the "rice bag" and "vegetable basket", strive to increase the income of urban and rural residents, improve the level of public services, and enhance the people’s sense of happiness and gain.
Stable production and strong supply of agricultural products. Overcoming the adverse effects of natural disasters, the annual grain planting area was stable at more than 1 million mu, and the total grain output was 478,000 tons, an increase of 5.3% over the previous year, achieving "four consecutive increases" since 2020. The planting area of vegetables and edible fungi was 795,000 mu, and the output was 2.075 million tons, an increase of 4.3%.
Residents’ income has increased steadily. The per capita disposable income of the city’s residents was 81,752 yuan, a real increase of 5.2% after deducting the price factor, which was in step with the economic growth. Among them, the per capita disposable income of rural residents increased by 7.5%, 2 percentage points higher than that of urban residents. The per capita disposable income ratio of urban and rural residents was 2.37, which was 0.05 lower than that of the previous year.
The policy strengthens the guarantee. Fiscal expenditure is tilted towards the people’s livelihood. Among the general public budget expenditures in the city, the proportion of education, social security, employment and health expenditure remains at around 40%. Housing security has been continuously strengthened. In the whole year, 82,000 sets (rooms) of affordable rental housing were built and 93,000 sets (rooms) of various types of affordable housing were completed. There are 355 newly started communities and 183 newly completed communities in the transformation of old communities in the city. The coverage of social security continued to expand. At the end of the year, the number of employees participating in basic old-age insurance, unemployment insurance and industrial injury insurance increased by 368,000, 270,000 and 269,000 respectively.
The level of public services continued to improve. By the end of the year, there were 12,518 medical and health institutions with 139,000 beds and 343,000 health technicians. There are 1991 kindergartens, and the coverage rate of inclusive kindergartens reaches 93%. A total of 1,772 old-age meals have been built, covering nearly 5,000 urban and rural communities and more than 2.8 million people. There are 20 public libraries and 226 museums in the city, of which 107 are open for free, 18 are cultural centers and 339 are cultural stations. Throughout the year, 43 demonstration streets for national fitness and towns with sports characteristics were established.
Fourth, practice the concept of people’s city and improve the quality of the city.
We will fully implement the green development strategy, promote the transformation of urban management to urban governance and service with embroidery skills, focus on improving the ecological environment, and continuously improve the quality of urban life.
Strengthen urban operation guarantee. The annual sales volume of tap water was 1.33 billion cubic meters, an increase of 7.8% over the previous year. The electricity consumption in Beijing was 135.78 billion kWh, an increase of 6.0%. The total supply of natural gas was 20.61 billion cubic meters, an increase of 3.5%. The heating area of over 100,000 square meters was 730 million square meters, an increase of 2.4%. The annual sewage treatment rate was 97.3%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points. The city cleared and disposed of 7,588,500 tons of domestic garbage, with an average of 20,800 tons per day; There are 34 centralized treatment facilities for domestic waste, with an actual treatment capacity of 28,426 tons/day.
Improve the green travel service. At the end of the year, there were 1,285 bus lines, 29,738.5 kilometers of lines and 23,385 vehicles. There are 27 rail transit lines, with a length of 836 kilometers, an increase of 38.7 kilometers over the previous year, and 7512 vehicles, an increase of 238 vehicles. At the end of the year, there were 916,000 vehicles in bike-sharing, an increase of 35,000 vehicles over the end of last year.
Build a beautiful and livable environment. We will continue to fight the "blue sky defense war", and the four major pollutants in the city’s atmospheric environment will continue to reach the national air quality secondary standard. New steps have been taken in the construction of garden cities, promoting the construction of leisure parks, urban forests, pocket parks, small and micro green areas, etc. The annual urban green coverage rate reached 49.8%, and the per capita park green area reached 16.9 square meters.
In 2023, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and through the hard work of the whole city, new progress was made in various undertakings in the capital. The year 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China, a crucial year for achieving the objectives and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan, and the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the coordinated development strategy of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. We should adhere to the guidance of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, fully implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, thoroughly implement the spirit of the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary to Beijing, persist in striving for progress while maintaining stability, making progress before breaking, and concentrate on strengthening functions, stabilizing growth, benefiting people’s livelihood, ensuring stability and ensuring stability.
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In 2023, Beijing achieved a regional GDP of 4,376.07 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year.