National Bureau of Statistics: GDP in the First Half of the Year Was 59303.4 Billion yuan, an Increase of 5.5% over the Same Period Last Year

On July 17, at a press conference on the operation of the national economy in the first half of 2023 held by the Information Office of the State Council, Fu Linghui, spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics and director of the Comprehensive Statistics Division of the National Economy, said that preliminary accounting showed that GDP in the first half of the year was 593034 100 million yuan, an increase of 5.5% over the same period last year at constant prices. 1.0 percentage points faster than first quarter. In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry was 3,041.6 billion yuan, an increase of 3.7% over the same period last year; the added value of the secondary industry was 2,3068.2 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 3,3193.7 billion yuan, an increase of 6.4%. On a quarterly basis, GDP grew by 4.5% in the first quarter and 6.3% in the second quarter. On a month-on-month basis, GDP grew by 0.8% in the second quarter.