​Xi'an's industrial added value increases in Jan-Oct

From January to October, the added value of Xi'an's large-scale industries increased by 8.0 percent year-on-year, fixed assets investment decreased by 6.9 percent, retail sales of consumer goods of enterprises and other entities above the designated size grew by 6.7 percent year-on-year, and total import and export value increased by 16.0 percent.

The added value of the mining industry and manufacturing industry increased by 3.6 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively. The added value of the electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply industries increased by 3.2 percent.

The production of new energy vehicles increased by 4.2 percent, civilian drone production increased by 62.3 percent, and the production of solar cells increased by 7.3 percent. The output of 3D printing equipment has increased by 1.1 times year-on-year, while the production of mobile communication base station equipment grew by 3.3 times.

The city's fixed assets investment dropped 6.9 percent year-on-year. Industrial investment increased by 21.4 percent, private investment grew by 2.5 percent, real estate development investment decreased by 2.4 percent, and infrastructure investment decreased by 53.3 percent.

The retail sales of consumer goods by enterprises (units) above designated size in the city reached 245.4 billion yuan ($34.48 billion), a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent. Among them, the retail sales of goods achieved through public network reached 90.68 billion yuan, up 24.7 percent.

As for the key commodities, the retail sales of automobiles increased by 10.9 percent, among which the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 38.9 percent. Retail sales of household appliances and audiovisual equipment grew by 51.2 percent, and the retail sales of communication equipment rose by 33.4 percent.

The total import and export value of electric vehicles in the city was 394.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 16 percent. Specifically, exports amounted to 274.66 billion yuan, while imports reached 119.89 billion yuan, increases of 20.3 percent and 7.3 percent, respectively.

The imports and exports of general trade increased by 18.3 percent, accounting for 34.4 percent of the total import and export value, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to the same period last year. The export of electromechanical products increased by 19.5 percent, the export of high-tech products increased by 17.2 percent, and the export of electric manned vehicles increased by 67.6 percent.