Guangdong's national economy has sustained, rapid and healthy development, and its comprehensive economic strength has been in the forefront of the country for many years. Its gross domestic product, total retail sales of social consumer goods, industrial added value, residents' savings deposits, taxes, investment in fixed assets of the whole society, freight volume, patent applications for scientific and technological inventions and other important economic indicators rank first in the country.
In the spirit of pioneering and enterprising, Guangdong has actively participated in the international division of labor, made efforts to connect with the international economy, and formed a new pattern of all-round, multi-level and wide-ranging opening up. The export-oriented economy has made remarkable achievements, with import and export trade ranking first in the country for 18 years, and accumulated foreign investment accounting for14 of the country. It has become one of the regions with the fastest economic development, the most developed foreign economy and trade, the most dynamic market and attractive investment in China.
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1. GDP
1979 from 2004 to 2004, Guangdong's GDP grew by double digits every year for 25 consecutive years, ranking first in the country.
In 2004, Guangdong's economic operation was further accelerated, and the national economy still maintained steady and rapid growth. The province's GDP was 1603946 billion yuan, an increase of 14.2% over the previous year, accounting for1/0.75% of the national GDP. Among them, the added value of the primary industry124.542 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2%; The added value of the secondary industry was 889.029 billion yuan, an increase of18.4%; The added value of tertiary industry was 590.375 billion yuan, up by 10.4%. Generally speaking, the structure, efficiency and quality of Guangdong's economy have improved simultaneously. The pace of industrial development has accelerated, and the nine pillar industries have grown rapidly, which has significantly enhanced their supporting role for industry; The contribution rate of the tertiary industry with the service industry as its main feature to economic growth has steadily increased; The investment in fixed assets increased reasonably, and the investment structure was constantly adjusted and optimized; Market sales are progressing steadily, the scale of commodity circulation is expanding, and the commodity market is developing rapidly.
2. Foreign trade
Guangdong's import and export trade has maintained a sustained and rapid growth trend. In 2004, Guangdong's total foreign trade import and export volume was US$ 35,765.438 billion, an increase of 26% over the previous year, accounting for more than 30% of the country's total import and export volume. Among them, the export value was1915.58 million USD, up by 25.3%; Imports amounted to US$ 654.38 billion+US$ 065.575 billion, an increase of 26.7%. Guangdong's export commodity structure has been continuously optimized. In 2004, the export of mechanical and electrical products in the province was129.735 billion US dollars, an increase of 3.01%; The export of high-tech products was US$ 66.464 billion, an increase of 38.2%; Clothing and textile exports were US$ 6,543.8+US$ 07.827 billion, an increase of 8.0%; The export of textile products such as shoes, furniture and plastic products increased by 14.9%, 23.8% and 15.5% respectively. The export market structure was further optimized. Guangdong's trade with major trading partners such as Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, the European Union and ASEAN has maintained rapid growth; Exports to Africa, Latin America, Russia and other emerging markets grew strongly, with a growth rate of over 30% in 2004. On the import side, the import of bulk commodities and resource products grew rapidly. Among them, the import of mechanical and electrical products increased by 29.9%; Imports of high-tech products increased by 29.8%; Steel rose18.7%; Refined oil increased by 38.7%; Automobile and automobile chassis growth11.7%; Agricultural products rose by 27. 1%.
3. Absorb foreign capital
In recent years, with the continuous development of Guangdong's economy and society, the soft and hard environment for investment has been continuously improved, providing good conditions for foreign investment, and the pace of foreign investment in Guangdong has been accelerating. In 2004, the actual amount of foreign investment absorbed by Guangdong reached1001200 million US dollars, up 34 1% year-on-year, ranking first in the country. So far, the accumulated actually utilized foreign capital in Guangdong has reached US$ 65.438+0505 billion, accounting for 654.38+0/4 of the whole country. The industrial structure of foreign investment continued to be optimized. In 2004, the actual foreign direct investment absorbed by the primary, secondary and tertiary industries was $654.38+0.3 billion, $7.729 billion and $265.438+0.5 billion respectively. Investment in manufacturing continued to grow substantially. The newly approved foreign direct investment projects in the service industry increased by 503 over the previous year. The service industries with more foreign investment mainly include real estate, leasing and business services, transportation, warehousing and postal services, information transmission, computer services and software industries, accommodation and catering.
Investment from developed countries has grown rapidly, and contracted foreign investment in France, the Netherlands, Germany and other countries has increased by more than 70%; The pace of large-scale foreign-funded enterprises and large-scale projects investing in Guangdong has obviously accelerated; Foreign-invested industries with independent legal personality, such as R&D electronic information center, medical research and automobile technology, have also developed rapidly. The service industry represented by logistics, exhibition, advertising and consulting has a strong development momentum; The enthusiasm of foreign investment in development zones, mountainous areas and the east and west wings is growing.
4. Per capita disposable income
Since the reform and opening up, with the sustained and rapid economic development, the living standards of Guangdong people have gradually improved, and the balance of residents' savings is in an absolute leading position in all provinces and cities in China; The construction of social security system has been actively promoted; The employment situation in cities and towns remained stable.
In 2004, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in the province was 13627.65 yuan, and the per capita net income of rural residents was 4365 yuan. 9 yuan, after deducting the price factor, actually increased by 7.3% and 4.0%. The family Engel coefficient is 37.0% in cities and 48.8% in rural areas. The total wages of employees on the job170.37 billion yuan, an increase of12.4% over the previous year; The average annual salary of employees on the job was 265,438+10,000 yuan, an increase of 8.5%. After deducting the price factor, the actual increase was 5.3%. Guangdong's per capita disposable income has grown steadily for many years, its consumption power has been continuously enhanced, and its market capacity has been continuously expanded. At the same time, Guangdong's fairly high level of economic development has attracted a large number of talents from all over the country to enter Guangdong, which can provide investors with high-quality and sufficient human resources.
5. Overview of the investment of Fortune 500 enterprises in Guangdong
By the end of 2004, 166 of the world's top 500 enterprises had set up 492 enterprises in Guangdong province, and 62 enterprises were newly added in 2004. These include: Toyota, Honda and Nissan vehicle projects settled in Guangzhou, Guangdong; Wal-Mart Global Sourcing Center in the United States settled in Shenzhen, Guangdong; China Shipping Shell Nanhai Petrochemical Project settled in Huizhou, Guangdong; Five auto parts companies, including Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Hitachi and BASF, have settled in Foshan, Guangdong. Luoding Yada Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerson Electric Company of the United States, settled in Yunfu, Guangdong; Osram is one of the two largest manufacturers of electric light sources in the world, and a subsidiary of Siemens Group. Its China headquarters is located in Foshan, Guangdong.
Many internationally renowned multinational companies, such as Samsung, Sony, Seagate and so on. From the initial exploratory investment, we have not only increased our capital substantially, but also set up our own R&D center in Guangdong. In the eyes of multinational companies, Guangdong is no longer just a factory, but an important base for its international market and domestic market expansion.
6. Park economy
By the end of 2004, there were reserved and planned development zones 106 in Guangdong province. 20 development zones approved by the State Council, including 4 economic and technological development zones, 6 high-tech industrial development zones, 6 bonded zones and 2 export processing zones; There are 56 development zones approved by the provincial people's government, including 46 economic development experimental zones and high-tech industrial development zones 10.
At present, with the adjustment and transfer of global industrial structure and the acceleration of international capital flow, development zones have become the carrier of a new round of international factor reorganization and industrial transfer. Guangdong Development Zone presents a good situation of professional division of labor and coordinated development, with obvious intensive effect and strong economic driving force, which has played a good role in pioneering, demonstrating, radiating and driving the development of export-oriented economy in the province.
The Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong Province conducted a survey on 69 national and provincial development zones in the province. In 2004, the regional GDP reached185.836 billion yuan, accounting for 1654.38+0.59% of the whole province. The total industrial output value was 687.288 billion yuan, accounting for 25.72%; 1230 foreign direct investment projects, accounting for13.19%; The actual utilization of foreign capital is 30 1 billion dollars, accounting for 30.07%; The import and export trade volume is 6832 1 billion USD, accounting for 65.438+09.13%; The fiscal revenue was 65.438+08.223 billion yuan, accounting for 654.38+02.86%.