In The First Half Of The Year, The Increase In Industrial Production And Manufacturing Industry Increased By 6.4% Over The Same Period Last Year.

The press office of the State Council held a press conference today at 10 a.m., invited Xin Guobin, Vice Minister of industry and information technology, to introduce the development of the industrial communications industry in the first half of 2019, and answered reporters' questions.

The following is a record of the statement:

Xin Guobin:

Let me briefly introduce the development of China's industry and telecommunications industry in the first half of this year.

Since the beginning of this year, in the face of complex and volatile internal and external environment and downward pressure on economic operation, the relevant departments in various localities have conscientiously implemented the spirit of the central economic work conference and the deployment of the "government work report". In accordance with the eight principles of "consolidation, enhancement, upgrading and smoothness" and the requirements of "six stability", the promotion of high quality development of manufacturing industry has been an important support for steady growth, and vigorously promoted the construction of manufacturing power and network power. In the first half of the year, the industrial economy has been running smoothly and steadily, and the development momentum of the information and communication industry has been stable, mainly reflected in the following aspects:

Industrial production remained basically stable. In the first half of the year, the added value of industrial above designated size increased by 6% over the same period last year, which is in the expected target range for the whole year, and the added value of manufacturing increased by 6.4% over the same period last year.

The transformation of new and old kinetic energy is orderly. In the first half of this year, the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 9%, which was 3 percentage points higher than that of all manufacturing industries. Investment in technological transformation of manufacturing industry increased by 13.1%, and its growth rate was 10.1 percentage points higher than that of all manufacturing industries. The output of new industrial products with high technological content and added value maintained a two digit growth.

The operation of small and medium-sized enterprises in private enterprises has changed. We should implement small and micro enterprises' preferential tax reduction, reduce the value added tax rate, reduce the burden of social security payment, help enterprises light up in battle, and stimulate the vitality of development. In the first half of this year, the added value of private and small and medium-sized industrial enterprises above scale increased by 8.7% and 8.1% respectively.

The information and communication industry has played an increasingly important role in supporting the economy and society. The total number of telecom services increased by 25.7% over the previous year. 5G licences were officially issued in June 6th. Mobile network traffic average tariff and SME broadband average tariff continued to decline. Software and information technology services achieved a 16% increase in business revenue.

However, we should also see that the unstable and uncertain factors facing the current industrial economy are still increasing. The trend of differentiation between industries and regions has intensified, and the growth rate of industrial exports has dropped more, and the pressure of steady industrial growth is still greater. In the second half of the year, the relevant departments in various localities should follow the Central Committee and the State Council's overall plan for this year's economic work, adhere to the general keynote of the steady progress and implement the eight character policy and "six stability" requirement of "consolidation, enhancement, upgrading and expedite", and do all the work in the field of industrial communication industry to celebrate the 70th anniversary of People's Republic of China's establishment with excellent results.