Cixi listed in Top 100 Counties

Category: Ningbo District
Published: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 15:09

Recently, the list of the 11th Top 100 Counties in Regional Economy of China was released in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province. Cixi City ranks No.3 on the list. The top ten cities are Jiangyin, Kunshan, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, Wujiang, Cixi, Taicang, Yixing, Shaoxing, Jinjiang, Yiwu, Zengcheng, and Yuyao.

The assessment of the county economy's core competiveness is based on the analysis of the comprehensive, comparable and objective data of the county economy, and it is featured for "opening, objectiveness, and comparability". The assessment of the economic competitiveness of the counties assess not only whether the counties' economy is competitive but also whether the economy is scientific. This assessment aims to encourage the scientific development of the economy of countries in China. It is learned that this year, for the first time, the assessment had included the happiness index, which aimed to reveal the people's degree of satisfaction and happiness they feel. In short, in addition to the assessment of the economic competitiveness, the richness, degree of green and the residents' satisfaction are also assessed.

It is learned that Cixi has ranked No.3 in Top 100 Counties for successively four years. In 2010, its GDP amounted 75.77 billion yuan, and calculated by comparable price, it increased by 15.6% above the same period of the previous year.