July 13, Jiangxi Information Center- In the first half year, Jiangxi economy kept steady and rapid growth with further improved quality and vitality, according to Peng Daobin, deputy director of Jiangxi Provincial Statistics Bureau, who released the information at a press conference on July 12, 2005.

Preliminary estimation indicated that the gross domestic product (GDP) of the first half of the year was 156.31 billion yuan, up by 12.5% year on year. Of it, the primary industry was 22.51 billion yuan, up 6.2%; the second industry was 75.27 billion yuan, up 18.3%; the tertiary industry was 58.53 billion yuan, up 8.7%. The proportion of the three industries was adjusted from15.5: 44.8: 39.7 in the same period of last year to 14.4: 48.2: 37.4. The added value of the secondary industry was 57.71 billion yuan, up 18.9%, accounting for 36.9% of the GDP, rose 3.5 percentage points year on year. The contribution rate of the secondary industry toward GDP growth was 50.4%.

The value of agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry output was 37.42 billion yuan, up 6.4%.

The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size was 35.93 billion yuan, up 23.6% year on year. Of it, the added value of light industry was 11.81 billion yuan, up 36.4%; the added value of the heavy industry was 24.15 billion yuan, up 18.3%.

The investment in fixed assets was 59.03 billion yuan, up 27%. Of the total, the investment in primary industry was 0.33 billion yuan, up 35.2%; the investment in secondary industry was 22.79 billion yuan, up 42.7%; the investment in the tertiary industry was 35.91 billion yuan, up 18.6%. The construction of key projects progressed smoothly. The completed investment in 82 key projects stood at 7.91 billion yuan.

The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 56.38 billion yuan, up 14.9%. The consumer prices index (CPI) showed a rise of 2.3% compared with same period of last year.

Total value of import and export in the first half year reached US$1.907 billion, up 24.4%. Of this total, the value of export was US$ 1.128 billion, up 29.5%.
Newly signed projects with foreign direct investment in Jiangxi were 376, the contracted foreign capital stood at US$ 1.602 billion, up 22.7%, and the foreign capital actually utilized was US$1.161, rose 2.7 percentage points to 12.6% from the same period of last year.

In the first half year, the fiscal revenue amounts to 20.97 billion yuan, up 21% year on year.

The per capita disposable income of urban households was 4369.7 yuan, increased 566.1 yuan, up 3.1 percentage points to 14.9% from the same period of last year. The per capita net income of rural households was 1378 yuan, increased 206.9 yuan, up 17.7%.