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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:44
The press conference held on April 24 announced the economic operation of Ningbo in the first quarter this year. In face of the complex and volatile internal and international situation, Ningbo continued the recovery that started in 2012. The first quarter saw a good start in the economy of Ningbo. The GDP amounted 138.41 to billion yuan, increased by 8.3% over the same period of last year, calculated by comparable price. The increase leveled Zhejiang and 7.7% higher than the average of China. The growth rates were respectively 1.3 points and 0.5 one the yearly base.
In the first quarter of this year, the urban per capita disposable income rose to 13,537 yuan, increased by 10.0% over the precious year, and in real terms, the income rose by 7.9%. The per capital cash income of the rural residents reaches 7,379 yuan, increased by 10.5% over the precious year. And in real terms, the income rose by 8.4%.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:44
From May 25 to 27, China on-water robot contest 2013 will open in the Oasis on the Sea. So far, over 300 contestants have entered their names, from over 30 universities famous home and abroad including Beijing University, Tsinghua University and the West Point.
China On-water Robot Contest is hosted by Chinese Association of Automation. The contest has been held for five years in universities in cities like Beijing, Taiyuan and Ji’nan.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:43
Since 2013, Ningbo has accelerated the construction of a number of key projects. Updated statistics show that in the first quarter of 2013, the investment in key project reaches 22.96 billion yuan, covering 23% of the total planned for this year, up by 40.8%.
“The highlight in investment is in the projects concerning people’s lives,” said an authority of the Ningbo Office for Key Projects. The first quarter saw a notable increase in the projects of the age, medicine, housing and ecological and environmental projects. Of the projects, the investment in the projects involving the livelihood of the people reaches 2.2 billion yuan, twice the figure year on year.
In the care for the aged, Ningbo started 11 projects including the Jiangbei Home for the Aged and Ningbo Sports Center for the Aged. The investment in these projects totals 15.6 billion yuan. In public health, the city started 15 medical infrastructural projects, with the investment totaling 5.6 billion yuan. 22 low-price housing projects and 14 ecological and environmental projects were started.
There is a steady increase in the investment in key infrastructural facilities. All the major underground stations for Ningbo light rail line 1 have been completed, and the construction of the underground stations for the 1st phase of Line 2 has been started. The Ningbo section of the Hang-Yong Passenger Line are ready for joint testing it is to open to traffic this summer. The road from Chuanshan to Haosifang that cost 600 million yuan is to be completed by the end of June.
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:42
In the first quarter of 2013, the industrial economy of Ningbo maintained the recovery that started in the last half of 2012. The total industrial added value of large industrial enterprises amounted to 50.5 billion yuan, increased by 7.1% year on year, and there was an increase in all the industrial economic targets.
The production and sales of industries went smoothly. In the first quarter of this year, the GDP of the large industrial enterprises of Ningbo amounted to 277.3 billion yuan, increased by 5.6% year on year. The sales reached 269.4 billion yuan, increased by 7.1% year on year. The ratio of the production and the sales reached 97.1%, 1.4 points higher than the same period of the previous year.
Of the 12 counties (cities and districts), 11 had positive increases, 5 of which had the increase exceeding 8%, and 4 of which are listed by Zhejiang as counties powerful in industrial economy. Of these cities, Yuyao had its industrial added value increased by 13.7% on the yearly basis. Of the 36 industries, 26 had increases of various degrees.
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