OREANDA-NEWS. July 23, 2012. Under the background of the severe and complex situation of world economy and the slowing down of domestic growth, economy of Chongqing grows in spite of depression and develops stably. In the first half year, gross regional product of Chongqing exceeds 500 billion Yuan to reach 530,719,000,000 Yuan, increased by 14% year on year and ranks the second nationwide and the first in western regions, 6.2% higher than national average.
 
Growth of 16.2% manufactures shows tentative stability.
In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry is 27,331,000,000 Yuan, increased by 4.7% year on year. The secondary industry achieves added value of 304,992,000,000 Yuan, increasing by 15.7% year on year. Among that, added value of manufactures is 262,402,000,000 Yuan with an increase of 16.2% year on year. Meanwhile, the added value of the tertiary industry rises by 12.3% year on year to 198,396,000,000 Yuan. Growth of manufacture begins to recover after striking the bottom, presenting signs of rising up the early depression and tentative stability.
 
8.4% of automobiles manufacturers recover.
In the first half years, the added value of up-scale manufactures in the city increases 16.5%, 6.0% higher than national average. 35 among 39 industrial divisions register growth of added value. Among that, increase rate of electronic information products manufactures reaches 81.9%. Automobiles manufacturers begin to recover and produce 991,700 automobiles in the first half years, a year on year increase from -3.7% of the first season to 8.4%.
 
Total retail sales increases 1.5%, higher than national average.
Investment in fixed assets also increases monthly. In the first half year, the investment in fixed assets in Chongqing totals 373.505 billion Yuan, with an increase of 23.1% year on year. Although the increase rate comes off 7.0% compared with the same period of last year, it is 2.7%, 0.4%, 3.0% and 2.4% higher than the last four months.
The market of consumption goods increases stably. In the first half year, total retail amount of social consumption goods reaches 192,984,000,000 Yuan, up 15.9% year-on-year with an increase 1.5% higher than national average.
 
Imports and Exports grow rapidly by 1.7 times.
It is admirable that in the first half year, foreign trade in the city presents great-leap-forward development. In the first half year, total volume of export and import is reported to be 25,044,000,000 dollars, increased by 1.7 times, 166% higher than national wide, ranking first for the twelfth consecutive month nationwide. Actual amount of foreign fund utilized reaches 3,506,000,000 Yuan, up 20.1% year on year, domestic fund utilized reaches 214,480,000,000 Yuan with an increase of 44.4%.