The Information Office of the State Council held a press conference today (April 16) to invite Sheng Laiyun, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, to introduce the operation of China's national economy in the first quarter of 2024.
According to data released at the conference, according to preliminary accounting, the gross domestic product for the first quarter was 29629.9 billion yuan. At constant prices, the year-on-year increase was 5.3%, and 1.6% month-on-month increase over the fourth quarter of the previous year.
By industry:
The primary sector added value of 1153.8 billion yuan, an increase of 3.3% over the previous year;
The secondary sector added value of 10984.6 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0%;
The tertiary sector added value of 17491.5 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0%.