CCTV News: On the morning of January 17, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Relevant person in charge of the National Bureau of Statistics introduced that the GDP of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year based on the unchanged price. In 2024, the national economy will operate stably and progress in stability, new progress will be made in high-quality development, and the main goals and tasks of economic and social development will be successfully completed.

According to preliminary calculations, the GDP of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at the unchanged price. By industry, the added value of the primary industry is 9141.4 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year; the added value of the secondary industry is 492.087 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%; the added value of the tertiary industry is 765.583 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0%. By quarter, GDP grew by 5.3% year-on-year in the first quarter, 4.7% in the second quarter, 4.6% in the third quarter, and 5.4% in the fourth quarter.

In 2024, industrial production increased well, and the national industrial added value above designated size increased by 5.8% over the previous year. Among them, the equipment manufacturing industry and high-tech manufacturing industry are growing rapidly. The added value of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 7.7%, and the added value of the high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 8.9%, which was 1.9 and 3.1 percentage points faster than that of large-scale industries.

The service industry continues to grow, and the modern service industry develops well. The added value of the service industry in 2024 increased by 5.0% over the previous year. Among them, the information transmission, software and information technology services grew by 10.9% and 10.4% respectively.

Stock sales remained growing, and online retail was relatively active. The total retail sales of consumer goods for the whole year was 487895 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year. The national online retail sales were 15522.5 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2% over the previous year.

The import and export of goods have grown rapidly, and the trade structure has continued to be optimized. The total import and export of goods for the whole year was 438.468 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

The consumer prices in residents were generally stable, and the core CPI rose slightly. The consumer price of residents (CPI) rose 0.2% over the previous year.

In 2024, the employment situation was generally stable and the urbanization rate continued to increase.

Kang Yi, Director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said: "In 2024, the national economy will operate stably and steadily, and new progress will be made in high-quality development, especially the timely deployment and introduction of a package of incremental policies to promote the effective boost of social confidence and the significant recovery of the economy, and the successful completion of the main economic and social development goals and tasks."