CCTV News: On April 13, the "News Broadcast" reported that financial data in March was improving, industrial equipment updates accelerated, automobile trade-in is high, and the scale of the express delivery industry has steadily grown... my country's economy has shown vigorous vitality and fruitful results in many areas.

The growth trend of financial data in March is good, and support for the real economy is solid. Data released by the People's Bank of China on April 13 showed that the growth rate of major financial indicators in the first quarter of this year has generally risen steadily, and finance continues to maintain its solid support for the real economy.

At the end of March, the stock of social financing was about 423 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.4% year-on-year, and the growth rate accelerated. The balance of broad currency M2 is approximately 326 trillion yuan, an increase of 7% year-on-year, and the growth rate is basically stable. In the first quarter, RMB loans increased by 9.78 trillion yuan.

Loans increased year-on-year, and the credit structure also showed many highlights. In March, the balance of inclusive small and micro loans and the balance of medium and long-term loans in manufacturing increased by 12.2% and 9.3% year-on-year respectively, both higher than the growth rate of various loans during the same period.

Large-scale equipment updates in my country's industrial field are accelerating

In the first three months of this year, with the continuous efforts of the "two new" policies, large-scale equipment updates in my country's industrial field are accelerating, which not only stimulated investment growth and promoted industrial development, but also played an important role in releasing the potential of domestic demand and helping green transformation.

At the construction site of Sichuan Gas East Transportation, my country's independently developed fully automatic welding inspection robot for oil and gas pipelines has been officially launched. This intelligent welding system replaces the traditional manual welding machine method, and the welding pass rate reaches more than 98%.

In Xinjiang, many mining companies have updated their intelligent mining equipment. The investment in new equipment not only improves personnel safety, but also increases production efficiency by 20% compared with the past.

Data shows that in the first quarter of this year, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide increased by 11% year-on-year, and the trend of upgrading to high-end, intelligent and green is obvious. At present, the Ministry of Finance has allocated 500 billion ultra-long-term special government bonds to be specially used for equipment renewal and consumer goods exchange. This year, in addition to continuing to update equipment in the fields of industry, energy-consuming equipment, energy and electricity, my country will further expand its scope to electronic information, production safety, facility agriculture and other fields. At the same time, places with conditions are encouraged to use industrial parks and industrial clusters as carriers to deploy and implement equipment updates on a large scale.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that by 2027, the scale of my country's industrial equipment investment will increase by more than 25% compared with 2023, and the CNC rate of key processes will reach 75%, achieving full coverage of digital transformation of major industrial provinces and key parks.

There are more than 2 million applications for automobile trade-in subsidies in my country

The reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce on April 13 that this year, the scope, service experience and policy efficiency of automobile trade-in subsidies have been further optimized, which has stimulated the consumption vitality of the automobile market. As of 0:00 on April 10, 2025, there were 2.232 million applications for automobile exchange subsidies, including 747,000 applications for automobile scrapping and renewal subsidies and 1.485 million applications for automobile replacement subsidies. The continued effectiveness of the automobile trade-in policy has led to the intensive launch of new products by automobile companies, and the passenger car market continued to have a good trend in March.

China's express delivery development index in March increased by 5% year-on-year

The State Post Bureau released the latest data showing that China's express delivery development index in March was 401.2, a year-on-year increase of 5%. It is expected that the express delivery business volume will increase by 18% year-on-year in March, and the express delivery business revenue will increase by 10.5% year-on-year. The scale of the express delivery industry is growing steadily and the basic network is constantly improving.

The two departments have introduced measures to further smooth the rural postal routes

The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Post Bureau recently jointly issued the "Notice on Strengthening Local and Postal Cooperation to Help Rural Revitalization", jointly promoting the "Famous Rural Action" and "Express Delivery to Villages" and "Village Postal" work, promoting the deep integration of rural place name information services and delivery logistics to the countryside, rural e-commerce, inclusive finance, etc., and helping rural revitalization.

The China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train will expand its operating scope from April 13

From April 13, the China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train operated between Xishuangbanna, Yunnan and Luang Prabang, Laos will expand its operating scope, and the operation section will be extended to Pu'er Station in China. Nadu Station will be added in Laos, and the number of parking stations will be increased to 8.

The total box office of my country's films has exceeded 25 billion yuan, ranking first in the world

According to online platform data, as of 17:38 on April 12, the box office of my country's film market (including pre-sales) in 2025 exceeded 25 billion yuan, ranking first in the world. Among them, "Nezha: The Devil Child's Fighting Sea" ranked among the top five in the world's box office in film history.

my country's flower exports exceeded US$100 million in the first two months

The latest data from the China Flower Association shows that since the beginning of this year, my country's flower exports have continued to grow, with flower exports reaching US$103 million from January to February, an increase of 11.5% year-on-year. Currently, there are more than 120 flowers exported in my country.