East China’s Jiangsu province has witnessed steady economic growth since the beginning of this year with industries, investment, consumption and other aspects showing a good momentum of steady and positive progress.
From January to July, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6% year-on-year, and remaining unchanged from the first six months.
The added value of joint-stock industries, private industries and private industries increased by 8.3%, 9% and 10% respectively year-on-year, achieving steady growth of the industrial economy.
From January to July, the province's fixed asset investment increased by 4.2% year-on-year, 0.1 percentage point higher than that of the first six month. The investment structure continued to be optimized, and high-tech industry investment and manufacturing investment continued to increase, and the driving force for innovation continued to increase.
From January to July, the province's total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 6.8% year-on-year. Some of the consumption upgraded goods grew rapidly with purchasing power further enhanced. Sales of books, magazines and Chinese and Western medicines increased significantly, up 27.7% and 12.9% respectively.
（source:ourjiangsu.com）
