China Knowledge quoted according to the latest statistics released by the Chongqing Statistics Bureau, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality saw its gross domestic product grow 14.0% YoY to CNY 530.72 billion in the first half of this year.

The growth rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than that in the first quarter but 6.2 percentage points higher than the national average of 7.8% in the period.

Value-added output in the primary industry rose 4.7% YoY to CNY 27.33 billion in the first six months and that in the secondary sector grew 15.7% YoY to CNY 304.99 billion. The tertiary sector generated CNY 198.40 billion up by 12.3%YoY.

The value-added output of industrial enterprises each with core business revenue of at least CNY 200 billion in the city rose 16.2% to CNY 262.40 billion in H1.

Source - China Knowledge

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