CCTV News (News Network): The State Council Information Office held a press conference on January 17, and the National Bureau of Statistics released the main indicators of national economic operation in 2024. Data shows that in 2024, my country's economic operation will be generally stable and progressive, high-quality development will be steadily promoted, and the main goals and tasks will be successfully achieved.

According to preliminary calculations, in 2024, the GDP of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year, calculated at the unchanged price. 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, China's economic base will become more prosperous.

Food production hit a record high, reaching a new level of 1.4 trillion jin for the first time. The total primary energy production continues to increase, and the energy supply is guaranteed strongly. At the same time, my country's advantages of a super-large-scale market and complete industrial system have been further consolidated. In 2024, my country's total retail sales of consumer goods and fixed asset investment reached 48.8 trillion yuan and 51.4 trillion yuan respectively, and the role of the main driving force of domestic demand continued to be played.

In 2024, China's high-quality economic development achieved new results.

The industrial structure is better. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 5.8% over the previous year throughout the year. Among them, the proportion of added value of high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing industries above designated size increased to 16.3% and 34.6% respectively, an increase of 0.6 and 1.0 percentage points respectively over the previous year. In 2024, investment in manufacturing technology transformation increased by 8% over the previous year, faster than all investments. In 2024, green digital transformation accelerates, and the energy consumption per unit added value of major energy-consuming industries such as chemicals, building materials, and steel has decreased compared with the previous year. At the end of the year, the CNC rate of key processes in the raw materials industry exceeded 75%, and the planning goals of the "14th Five-Year Plan" were completed ahead of schedule.

Renew development momentum. In 2024, the intensity of R&D funding investment continued to increase, reaching 2.68%, and the basic research funding increased by 10.5%. In 2024, the development trend of emerging industries represented by high-end equipment, artificial intelligence, etc. is improving, and new pillars of the industrial system are gradually being formed. At the same time, new consumption potential such as online sales and instant retail is accelerating. In 2024, the online retail sales of physical goods increased by 6.5% over the previous year, driving the express delivery business volume to a new record high.

In 2024, my country's new urbanization was steadily advancing, and the urbanization rate of the permanent population reached 67% at the end of the year, an increase of 0.84 percentage points from the end of the previous year.

At the same time, my country has made solid progress in ensuring and improving people's livelihood. The national urban surveyed unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point compared with the previous year, and the per capita disposable income of residents increased by 5.1%, synchronized with economic growth. The scale of working people who have been lifted out of poverty has remained stable at more than 30 million for four consecutive years, and new progress has been made in people's livelihood such as education, medical care, and elderly care.