A manufacturing workshop in Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, Jiangsu province. [Photo/zjgonline.com.cn]
The gross regional product of Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, reached 143.78 billion yuan ($21.29 billion) in the first half of 2022, up 0.2 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the city's statistics bureau.
The output of industrial companies above a designated scale totaled 301.32 billion yuan during the same period, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to 2021 and 0.5 points higher than Suzhou's average. The mechanical and electrical industry experienced the highest growth rate of 13.3 percent among Zhangjiagang's five major industries.
The value-added of the service sector accounted for 50.3 percent of the city's GDP.
Investments in emerging industries and high-tech industries were valued at 9.79 billion yuan and 2.1 billion yuan, rising by 13.1 percent and 21.3 percent and accounting for 36.3 percent and 7.8 percent of the total fixed asset investment in Zhangjiagang respectively.
The foreign trade in the first six months increased 16 percent year-on-year to $23.77 billion. Imports were worth $13.34 billion, up 12.1 percent year-on-year, while exports totaled $10.43 billion, up 21.3 percent year-on-year.
The retail sales of consumer goods from January to June amounted to 35.48 billion yuan. Sales of new energy vehicles soared 130.1 percent compared to the same period last year.