2021 is a milestone year in the history of the party and the country. Ning Jizhe, deputy director of the national development and Reform Commission and director of the National Bureau of statistics, said recently that this year, the whole country worked together to overcome difficulties, fully achieved the main expected objectives of economic and social development, took new steps in building a new development pattern, achieved new results in high-quality development, and achieved a good start in the 14th five year plan. Economic growth is leading the world, and the comprehensive national strength has been significantly enhanced. In 2021, China's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 8.1% over the previous year, higher than the International Monetary Fund's estimate of the economic growth of the United States, the eurozone and Japan in 2021. The total economic output exceeded 110 trillion yuan. In 2021, China's GDP reached 114.4 trillion yuan, reaching 17.7 trillion US dollars at the annual average exchange rate, ranking second in the world and accounting for more than 18% of the global economy. The per capita GDP exceeded 12000 US dollars. In 2021, China's per capita GDP reached 80976 yuan, equivalent to US $12551, which is expected to exceed the global per capita GDP level and close to the per capita level threshold of high-income economies set by the world bank. The international influence was further expanded. The volume of China's trade in goods and the balance of foreign exchange reserves rank first in the world, and the scale of service trade, foreign investment and consumer market rank second in the world. In 2021, the contribution rate of China's economic growth to world economic growth is expected to be about 25%, which is the main force leading the recovery of the world economy. "All regions and departments have done a solid job in the 'six stabilities' and' six guarantees', paid attention to the cross cyclical adjustment of macro policies, and China's economy has continued to recover and develop. The main expected objectives and key tasks put forward in early 2021 have been fully completed, realizing the optimal combination of higher growth, more employment and lower prices." Ning Jizhe said. In the face of complex domestic and international situations and various risks and challenges, China's economic development and epidemic prevention and control will maintain a global leading position in 2021, economic structure will be adjusted and optimized, quality and efficiency will be gradually improved, and development vitality will continue to appear. Optimization and upgrading of industrial structure. In 2021, the added value of manufacturing industry accounted for 27.4% of GDP, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over the previous year. The added value of the tertiary industry accounted for 53.3% of GDP, 13.9 percentage points higher than that of the secondary industry; The contribution rate of its growth to economic growth was 54.9%, 16.5 percentage points higher than that of the secondary industry. Improved demand structure. In 2021, final consumption expenditure accounted for 54.5% of GDP, 11.5 percentage points higher than total capital formation; Its total consumption is the main driving force of economic growth, which is 7.51 percentage points higher than the total economic growth. Industrial capacity utilization has increased. In 2021, the utilization rate of national industrial capacity was 77.5%, an increase of 3.0 percentage points over the previous year, at a high level in recent years. New driving forces for development have been continuously strengthened. In 2021, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 18.2% over the previous year, 8.6 percentage points faster than that of industries above Designated Size; The express business volume reached 108.3 billion pieces, an increase of 29.9% over the previous year, and the number of packages accounted for more than half of the world; Online retail sales of physical goods increased by 12.0%. Ning Jizhe said that at present, the changes of the century and the epidemic situation of the century are intertwined and superimposed, and the external environment is more complex, severe and uncertain. Domestic development is facing triple pressures of shrinking demand, supply shock and weakening expectation, and faces many risks and challenges on the way forward. However, China's development is resilient and has great potential. The long-term fundamentals of the economy have not changed, the trend of sustained and stable recovery has not changed, and the conditions for promoting high-quality development have not changed. We are fully confident and capable of maintaining sustained and healthy economic development. "We should keep stability at the forefront and strive for progress while maintaining stability, coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, coordinate development and security, place steady growth in a more prominent position, strive to stabilize the macro-economic market, keep the economic operation within a reasonable range and maintain the stability of the overall social situation." Ning Jizhe said. (reporter Wei Yukun) [News Agency]