By Xie Xi, Chen Xuezheng, Li Xiaohong

　　Recently, the Quanzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics and the National Bureau of Statistics Quanzhou Survey Team released the 2024 Statistical Bulletin on National Economic and Social Development for Quanzhou.

　　Gross Regional Product

　　According to preliminary calculations, Quanzhou's Gross Regional Product (GRP) for the year reached 1.309 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.5% from the previous year. Of this total, the primary sector contributed 26.37 billion yuan, growing by 4.0%; the secondary sector contributed 677.49 billion yuan, increasing by 6.9%; and the tertiary sector reached 605.63 billion yuan, up by 6.1%. The contribution ratios of the three sectors were 2.0:51.8:46.2. Per capita GRP was 147,158 yuan, a 6.3% increase from the previous year.

　　Resident Population

　　By the end of the year, Quanzhou's resident population stood at 8.914 million, an increase of 31,000 from the previous year. Among this, the urban population reached 6.346 million, accounting for 71.19% of the total population, which is a 0.40 percentage point increase from the previous year. The annual birth rate was 7.70‰, with a natural population growth rate of 0.62‰. The registered population at the end of the year was 7.7404 million.

　　Consumer Prices

　　In 2024, consumer prices in the urban area of Quanzhou remained stable compared to the previous year. Prices for goods decreased by 0.1%, while prices for services increased by 0.2%. In December, the price of newly built commercial residential properties in Quanzhou decreased by 7.8% year-on-year, while the price of second-hand properties dropped by 11.6%.

　　Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries

　　The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fisheries reached 48.738 billion yuan, marking a 4.0% increase from the previous year. The area of grain sown was 1.3248 million mu, an increase of 9,400 mu compared to the previous year.

　　Industrial Value-Added

　　Total industrial output value grew by 7.2%, with industrial output from above-scale enterprises increasing by 7.8%. Among the 36 major industrial sectors, 26 saw positive growth. Notably, the chemical fiber manufacturing sector grew by 27.8%, and the general equipment manufacturing sector grew by 25.1%.

　　Services

　　Revenue from service industry enterprises above the designated size grew by 11.4%. Additionally, 202 kilometers of new and renovated roads were constructed throughout the year. The total freight volume reached 40.725 million tons, an increase of 3.4% from the previous year, while passenger transport volume increased by 19.1%, totaling 50.97 million passengers.

　　Domestic Trade

　　Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 616.407 billion yuan, a 5.2% increase from the previous year. Among the retail sales in enterprises above the designated size, furniture sales rose by 26.8%, sales of household appliances and audiovisual equipment increased by 22.3%, and daily necessities saw a 20.5% rise.

　　Fixed Asset Investment

　　Fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) grew by 7.0% compared to the previous year. Investment in the primary sector increased by 11.7%, while investment in the secondary sector rose by 18.5%, with industrial investment growing by 18.0%. Investment in the tertiary sector decreased by 0.4%. Notably, project investment grew by 15.1%, infrastructure investment increased by 12.5%, and private investment rose by 7.9%.

　　Foreign Economic Relations

　　Quanzhou's total import and export value reached 271.5 billion yuan, a 4.5% increase compared to the previous year. Exports amounted to 198.8 billion yuan, up by 5.4%, while imports totaled 72.7 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8%. The trade surplus was 126.1 billion yuan. Furthermore, the city signed foreign economic and technological cooperation contracts worth 18.851 million USD, marking a 260.4% increase from the previous year.

　　Fiscal and Financial Data

　　The total revenue from the general public budget was 97.517 billion yuan, a 4.3% decrease from the previous year. Local government revenue from the general public budget was 57.280 billion yuan, a decline of 1.4%. General public budget expenditure amounted to 84.424 billion yuan, down by 0.7%.

　　By the end of the year, the balance of deposits in financial institutions, including both domestic and foreign currencies, reached 1.2558 trillion yuan, growing by 4.9% compared to the previous year. The balance of loans in financial institutions stood at 1.2265 trillion yuan, up by 5.1%.

　　Resident Income and Consumption

　　In 2024, the per capita disposable income of residents was 52,214 yuan, an increase of 5.5% from the previous year. Per capita consumption expenditure was 33,723 yuan, a 6.6% increase from the previous year.

　　Urban Development

　　By the end of 2024, the built-up area of Quanzhou’s coastal bay reached 266 square kilometers, an increase of 6 square kilometers compared to the previous year. The central urban area covered 175.4 square kilometers, a 1.8 square kilometer increase from the previous year.