Reporter Li Xuanzhang of the Economic Journal of China Chen Xing of China

On January 17, the State Information Office held a press conference to introduce the operation of the national economy in 2024. According to reports, preliminary calculations show that the annual GDP (GDP) is 1,349,084 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%.

The global economy is still in cyclical adjustment in 2024, with the intensified wave of protectionism and geopolitical risks still not diminishing. In the face of multiple challenges, how does China's overall economic performance perform? Have the main goals and tasks throughout the year been achieved relatively well?

Kang Yi, Director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said in response to this question from a reporter from the "Daily Economic News" that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China and a critical year for achieving the goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan". In the past year, facing the complex and severe situation of increasing external pressure and increasing internal difficulties, my country's economic operation has generally been stable and progressing steadily, high-quality development has been steadily promoted, the main goals and tasks have been successfully achieved, and Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps.

The total volume exceeded 130 trillion yuan for the first time

"Recalling the extraordinary development history of this year, here I want to use five 'very difficult' to evaluate the overall economic performance of the past year." Kang Yi pointed out in his answer to a question from a reporter from the "Daily Economic News" that first, under the conditions of increasing external pressure and increasing internal difficulties, it is not easy for my country's total economic output to reach a new level.

The international environment in 2024 is complex, the momentum of world economic growth is weak, geopolitical conflicts are intensifying, and trade protectionism is becoming more and more intense; domestic effective demand is insufficient, there are pains in the transformation of new and old kinetic energy, and some industries have more production and operation difficulties.

Under such a difficult situation, our country's economy withstood the pressure and overcome the difficulties, the total economic output has achieved new breakthroughs, and made new contributions to global development. In 2024, my country's total economic output reached 134.9 trillion yuan, exceeding 130 trillion yuan for the first time, an increase of 5% over the previous year. The total economic volume ranks second in the world. From a global perspective, my country's economic growth rate of 5% ranks among the world's major economies and continues to be an important driving force for world economic growth.