Beijing’s GDP rises by 17.1%

Mon, Apr 19, 2021
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BEIJING’S Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 891.6 billion yuan (about 136.7 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2021, increased by 17.1 percent year-on-year.

This is according to the Beijing Municipal Statistics Bureau on Monday.

The value-added output of major industrial enterprises in Beijing increased by 38.4 percent during the period with the high-tech manufacturing sector seeing a steep rise of 81.9 percent.

Meanwhile, the capital’s per capita disposable income grew in line with its GDP during the period, reaching 19,585 Yuan, up by 9.6 percent year-on-year. (Xinhua/NAN)

– Apr. 19, 2021 @ 13:42 GMT

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