CCTV News: The State Council Information Office held a press conference on March 17, and relevant persons in charge of the National Bureau of Statistics introduced the current economic situation. Data shows that in the first two months, the economy started steadily and the development trend was new and positive.

From the perspective of industry, industrial production is growing rapidly, and equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing are accelerating.

From January to February, the national industrial added value of large-scale industries increased by 5.9% year-on-year, 0.1 percentage point faster than the whole year of the previous year. Among them, the added value of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing increased by 10.6% and 9.1% year-on-year respectively.

From the perspective of the service industry, the service industry has grown well, while the modern service industry has grown rapidly. From January to February, the national service industry production index increased by 5.6% year-on-year, 0.4 percentage points faster than the whole year of the previous year. Among them, the information transmission, software and information technology services, leasing and business services industries maintained rapid growth.

In the first two months, market sales growth accelerated. The total retail sales of consumer goods was 837.31 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0% year-on-year, 0.5 percentage points faster than the whole year of the previous year. The policy of ex-new consumer goods continues to be effective, and related products are sold well.

From the investment perspective, the growth rate of fixed asset investment has rebounded. From January to February, the national fixed asset investment (excluding farmers) was 5261.9 billion yuan, an increase of 4.1% year-on-year, accelerating by 0.9 percentage points over the whole year of the previous year. Among them, investment in manufacturing and high-tech industries has grown rapidly.

In the first two months, my country's import and export of goods was basically stable, and the trade structure continued to be optimized. The employment situation is generally stable.