Looking at confidence through data, China’s economic growth potential is constantly being released

　　CCTV News:On January 13th, "News Network" reported the financial support for small and micro enterprises,Expected index of manufacturing production and operation activitiesRising for three consecutive months, water conservancy construction investment hit a record high … … Combined with a number of recently released economic data, it can be seen that,Enterprises’ confidence in future development is constantly improving.Chinese economyGrowth potential is constantly being released..

　　The expected index of manufacturing production and operation activities rose for three consecutive months.

　　At the beginning of the new year, many manufacturing enterprises are rushing for orders and innovation, and the growth potential of China’s manufacturing industry is constantly released.

　　Enterprises are full of energy and their confidence in future development is constantly improving. The data shows that in December 2023, the expected index of manufacturing production and operation activities was 55.9%, rising for three consecutive months, indicating that the confidence of manufacturing enterprises in market development has been increasing. In December 2023, the purchasing managers’ index of high-tech manufacturing industry and equipment manufacturing industry was 50.3% and 50.2%, respectively, and continued to expand.

　　Not only high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing, but also the development momentum of future industries with forward-looking layout is very strong. In Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a technical seminar is being held in this robot company, and researchers are discussing how to add new functions to robots. After continuous R&D and innovation, the robot products of the enterprise have been able to walk initially before, and now they have the ability of self-balance and load-bearing.

　　The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that in 2024, it will fully implement the high-quality development actions of key manufacturing industry chains, accelerate the cultivation of emerging industries, expand emerging industries such as new energy, new materials and high-end equipment, and introduce future industrial development action plans to promote China’s manufacturing industry to continuously release new growth potential.

　　By the end of 2023, the loan balance of inclusive small and micro enterprises in China increased by over 23%.

　　According to the latest data from the State Financial Supervision and Administration, the loan balance of inclusive small and micro enterprises nationwide increased by more than 23% at the end of 2023 compared with the beginning of the year, which effectively supported the development of small and micro enterprises.

　　In Beijing, with a pure credit loan of 800,000 yuan obtained not long ago, the new project of this small enterprise, which is based on the application of Internet of Things technology, is catching up.

　　Due to the small scale and lack of collateral, enterprises encountered many difficulties in loans in the past, and changed a recommendation from government departments last year. The Beijing Supervision Bureau of the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau analyzed the data from 15 government departments, sorted out small and micro enterprises that were active in business but did not receive loan support, and formed a "white list" to recommend to banks, which promoted the solution of the information asymmetry problem between banks and enterprises.

　　Since last year, two RRR cuts have released more than 1 trillion yuan in liquidity, supported small-scale loans for agriculture and a number of policies, which have continued to promote the increase in loans and the decrease in prices of small and micro enterprises. By the end of 2023, the balance of loans for inclusive small and micro enterprises nationwide was 29.06 trillion yuan, up 23.27% from the beginning of the year. The average interest rate of new loans for inclusive small and micro enterprises in 2023 was 4.78%, down 0.47 percentage points from 2022, which effectively supported the development of small and micro enterprises.

　　In 2023, China completed an investment of 1,199.6 billion yuan in water conservancy construction.　　A record high

　　According to the latest release of the Ministry of Water Resources, in 2023, the construction of the main skeleton and artery of the national water network will be accelerated, the construction of provincial-level water network pilot areas will continue to advance, and the city-level water network pilot areas will be started one after another. The investment in water conservancy construction nationwide will reach 1,199.6 billion yuan, a record high. Among them, 44 major water conservancy projects, such as Jilin water network backbone project, started construction, and a number of major water conservancy projects, such as Xijiang Datengxia Water Conservancy Project, achieved key node targets, and the flood control engineering system of Yaojiaping Reservoir and other basins in the Yangtze River Basin was continuously improved. Five large-scale irrigation areas started construction, and the construction and modernization of 598 large and medium-sized irrigation areas were accelerated. Rural tap water penetration rate reached 90%, and the proportion of rural population covered by large-scale water supply projects reached 60%.

　　In 2023More than 1,900 new medical service price items were reviewed throughout the year.

　　The reporter learned from the National Medical Insurance Bureau today (January 13th) that China has continuously increased the optimization and adjustment of the price of medical services without increasing the burden of medical treatment on the whole, and the prices of technical services such as outpatient and emergency consultation, surgery, nursing and traditional Chinese medicine have been dynamically raised in various places, the price range of pharmaceutical services has been expanded, and the prices of material consumption such as inspection and testing have declined. At the same time, improve the price policy of Internet diagnosis and treatment, formulate projects such as Internet follow-up, remote consultation and remote monitoring, standardize project fees, promote the extension of Internet diagnosis and treatment to the grassroots level, and meet the needs of the masses for remote medical treatment.

　　At present, China has comprehensively established a dynamic adjustment mechanism for medical service prices. In 2023, a total of 28 provinces carried out price adjustment work, and reviewed more than 1,900 new medical service price items throughout the year.

　　China’s imports of goods increased by 2.9%　　satisfydiversificationConsumer needs

　　China is the second largest import market in the world. According to the data notified by the General Administration of Customs on January 12, in 2023, China’s import volume decreased slightly, but the import volume increased by 2.9%. This shows that China’s foreign trade import is more optimized in terms of goods price, scale and quantity, and category structure, showing many bright spots. In 2023, we expanded the import access of agricultural and food products, and many new products appeared on our table.

　　The expansion of import access has better met the diversification of people’s consumption needs. In 2023, agricultural products such as Honduran coffee beans, Benin pineapples and Laos mangoes were granted access to China. As of October 2023, China has established customs inspection and quarantine cooperation relations with 171 countries and regions, and signed nearly 400 international cooperation documents on access to agricultural products and food.

　　The relevant person in charge of the General Administration of Customs said that in 2023, the successful holding of key exhibitions such as China International Import Expo(CIIE), Consumer Expo and Canton Fair provided new opportunities for global manufacturers to enter the China market, allowing China consumers to enjoy more high-quality products with global characteristics, and China’s big market has increasingly become a big market shared by the world.

　　Domestic travel is booming. The recovery of inbound and outbound tourism has accelerated.

　　While China’s domestic tourism is booming, favorable policies and measures for entry and exit such as facilitating foreigners to come to China, expanding the circle of friends without visa, and accelerating the resumption of international flights have been continuously introduced, and the recovery of entry and exit tourism has gradually accelerated. With the development of global economy and trade, cross-border personnel flow is active. It is expected that the Spring Festival in 2024 will usher in a new wave of inbound and outbound passengers.

　　Experts said that the development of inbound tourism in China has great potential. The data shows that in 2019, the income of foreigners’ inbound tourism was 77.1 billion US dollars, accounting for only 0.5% of GDP. If China’s inbound tourism rises to the international median, accounting for 1.5% of GDP, it will bring about nearly 1.3 trillion yuan of growth space.

　　Flights on international routes are accelerating their recovery. By the end of 2023, the scheduled international passenger flights in China recovered to about 62.8% before the epidemic. In the Spring Festival of 2024, with the increasing willingness to enter and leave the country, a new wave of inbound and outbound passengers will be ushered in.

　　The South-to-North Water Transfer Project will transfer 8.537 billion cubic meters of water in 2023.　Exceeding the annual water transfer task

　　According to the latest data of China South-to-North Water Transfer Group Co., Ltd., the first phase of South-to-North Water Transfer Project transferred 8.537 billion cubic meters of water in 2023, exceeding the annual water transfer task.

　　2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the first phase of the East and Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Up to now, the first phase of the East and Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project has been fully flooded, and the accumulated water transfer has exceeded 68 billion cubic meters, benefiting 44 large and medium-sized cities along the route and directly benefiting more than 176 million people.

　　The operating income of local state-owned enterprises increased by nearly 6% year-on-year

　　In the first 11 months of 2023, the economic benefits of local state-owned enterprises improved significantly, achieving an operating income of 35.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%. Local state-owned enterprises invested more than 480 billion yuan in R&D, up 16.7% year-on-year. In the next step, local SASACs will put quality improvement, efficiency improvement and steady growth in a prominent position to further enhance the contribution of the state-owned economy.

　　The operating mileage of urban rail transit in China has exceeded 10,000 kilometers.

　　By December 2023, 306 urban rail transit lines had been opened and operated in 55 cities in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, with an operating mileage of 10,165.7 kilometers.

　　According to the data of the Ministry of Transport, in December 2023, 55 urban rail transit actually operated 3.33 million trains, with 2.67 billion passengers and 1.6 billion stops. Passenger traffic increased by 0.8 billion passengers, an increase of 3.2%; Compared with the monthly average passenger traffic in 2019, it increased by 680 million passengers, an increase of 34%.

　　The special activity of "Employment Assistance Month" was launched in an all-round way and various measures were taken to provide employment services.

　　Since January 2024, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has organized a special activity of "Employment Assistance Month" throughout the country, taking various measures to provide employment services at the same time, building a docking platform for enterprises and job seekers, and focusing on helping people with employment difficulties and disabled people to find jobs and start businesses. These days, the first job fair was held in many places to provide online and offline employment services for job seekers.

　　At the first job fair in Wuhan, Hubei Province, 70 households in IT Internet, intelligent manufacturing, trade logistics, modern services and other industries brought 3,340 jobs. Among them, there are about 300 jobs for people with employment difficulties, and there are an endless stream of job seekers who come to consult and apply.

　　Ningxia held a special job fair for people with employment difficulties, urban zero-employment family members and disabled registered unemployed people, which provided more than 1,600 employment opportunities.

　　Qiashe Township in Huangshan City, Anhui Province is located in the deep mountains, and it often takes villagers more than three hours to travel to and from the urban area. The local community departments can let the people find their own suitable jobs at their doorstep through the "caravan job fair".