National Economic Performance in January

      In January, all regions and departments enhanced working strength, further carried out various economic policies, national economy kept picking up tendency.

Industrial production increase steadily. In January, total value-added of industry was 169.5 billion yuan, up by 2.3% over the same month of last year, if calculated by average daily production level, it increased 9.9%. Of which , the value-added of state-owned and state-owned share holding enterprises was 104.5 billion yuan, up by 2.3%, if calculated by average daily production level, it increased 10.6%. that of collective enterprises was 20 billion yuan, up by 1.5%, if calculated by average daily production level, it increased 8.6%. That of share holding enterprises was 44.2 billion yuan, up by 4.6%, if calculated by average daily production level, it increased 12.5%. And that of foreign invested enterprises was 37.1 billion yuan , up by 1.5%, if calculated by average daily production level, it increased 8.8%.

Total value-added of heavy industry was 101.2 billion yuan, up by 3.8% over the same month of last year; if calculated by average daily production level, it increased 11.5%. That of light industry was 68.3 billion yuan, up by 0.5% over the same month of last year, if calculated by average daily production level, it increased 7.9%.

The sales ratio of industrial production was 94.44%, up by 0.03 percentage points over the same month of last year.

Exports continued to increase. In January, total value of exports and imports was 32.46 billion US dollars, up by 1.3% over the same period of last year. Of which, that of exports was 16.92 billion US dollars, up by 0.8%, that of imports was 15.54 billion US dollars, up by 1.9%. The surplus in this month was 1.38 billion US dollars.

Financial performance developed steadily. By the end of January, broad money M2 was 13.8 trillion yuan, increased 13.5% over the same period of last year, narrow money M1 was 5.4 trillion yuan, increased 16.8% over the same period of last year, money in circulation M0 was 1.7 trillion yuan, up by 5.8%.

By the end of January, various loans balance in financial institutions was 10.1 trillion yuan, up by 14.3% over the same month of last year. New-loans of financial institutions was 128.5 trillion yuan in this month, that was 60.5 trillion yuan more than that in the same period of last year.

Various deposits balance in financial institutions was 12.5 trillion yuan, up by 16% over the same period of last year. Of which, saving deposits was 6.7 billion yuan , up by 10.5%. New-saving deposits was 224.3 billion yuan.

Market price continued to increase. In January, Consumer price index was 101.2%, of which, food price index was 99.6%, clothing price index was 99.5%, resident price index was 108.8%

Retail sales price index was 99.5% over the same month of last year.