In the past year, the economy of Fujian Province generally maintained a recovery trend, and steady progress was made in the economic development. According to the province's economic performance in 2021 released by the Provincial Bureau of Statistics on the 24th, based on the unified accounting results of regional GDP, the province's GDP in 2021 reached 4,881.036 billion yuan, an increase of 8.0% over the previous year at comparable prices. Specifically speaking, the added value of the primary industry was 289.774 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9% over the previous year; the added value of the secondary industry amounted to 2,286.632 billion yuan, an increase of 7.5%; the added value of the tertiary industry came in at 2,304.63 billion yuan, an increase of 8.8%.

The three industries are running smoothly, and the growth rate of the service industry is higher than that of industry and agriculture-

Positive progress has been made in agricultural production, with the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery reaching 520.097 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1% over the previous year. The output of major agricultural products such as grain, vegetables, edible fungi, tea, meat, eggs, and milk is on a rising streak.

Industrial production recovered steadily, and the added value of industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 9.9% over the previous year, which was 0.3 percentage points higher than that of the whole country. Among the three categories, the added value of the mining industry decreased by 8.8%, the manufacturing industry increased by 10.0%, and the electricity, heating, gas, and water production and supply industry increased by 13.4%. Among the 429 kinds of industrial products listed in the statistics of the whole province, the output of 268 kinds of products increased by 62.5%.

The service industry showed a strong development momentum, with the added value of the service industry increasing by 8.8% over the previous year, which is faster than that of industry and agriculture. Among these, the producer service industry plays a significant supporting role, while the life service industry continues to pick up the pace of development.

Investment, consumption, import and export, and other indicators operate in a reasonable range-

The investment was maintained generally stable, and the annual investment in fixed assets increased by 6.0% over the previous year. The manufacturing was bolstered with strong investment, with an annual increase of 13.9%; investment in the high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 43.1%. In addition, investment in real estate development increased by 2.8%, and investment in infrastructure increased by 2.4%.

The consumer market showed an upward trend, with the total retail sales of social consumer goods exceeding 2,000 billion yuan, reaching 2,037.311 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.4%. In terms of regions, the annual retail sales of urban consumer goods reached 1,756.832 billion yuan, an increase of 9.2%; the retail sales of rural consumer goods stood at 280.479 billion yuan, an increase of 10.5%. In terms of consumption types, catering income was 182.073 billion yuan, an increase of 10.8%; the retail sales of goods reached 1,855.238 billion yuan, an increase of 9.2%.

The import and export performance showed bright spots. The total import and export volume of customs goods in the year was 1,844.958 billion yuan, an increase of 30.9% over the previous year and an increase of 9.5 percentage points higher than that of the whole country. The export was 1,081.65 billion yuan, an increase of 27.7%, and the growth rate was 6.5 percentage points higher than that of the whole country; imports reached 763.308 billion yuan, an increase of 35.7%, and the growth rate was 14.2 percentage points higher than that of the whole country. The trade surplus came in at 318.342 billion yuan, an increase of 27.026 billion yuan over the previous year.

Consumer prices recorded a moderate increase, with the annual consumer price rising by 0.7% over the previous year, which was 1.5 percentage points smaller than that of the previous year and 0.2 percentage points lower than that of the whole country. Throughout the year, the ex-factory price and purchase price of industrial producers increased by 4.9% and 9.2% respectively, which were 3.2 and 1.8 percentage points smaller than those of the whole country respectively.

The employment situation was generally stable, with 520,100 new jobs created in cities and towns throughout the year, down 4.8% year on year; 246,900 unemployed people were re-employed, an increase of 2.9% over the previous year. A steady increase in residents' income was achieved, and the per capita disposable income of residents throughout the year reached 40,659 yuan, a nominal increase of 9.3% over the previous year; it registered an actual increase of 8.5% after deducting the price factor.

The fiscal revenue grew steadily, and the total revenue of the general public budget throughout the year was 574.384 billion yuan, an increase of 11.3% over the previous year. The financial industry recorded a sound operation. At the end of 2021, the balance of local and foreign currency deposits of financial institutions in the province reached 6,209.151 billion yuan, an increase of 570.46 billion yuan over the beginning of the year and a year-on-year increase of 10.1%.