OREANDA-NEWS. January 21, 2013. The preliminary accounts for 2012 released by the provincial bureau of statistics on January 19 show that Anhui province's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012 hit 1.72121 trillion yuan, up 12.1 percent from a year earlier in comparable manner and respectively ranked 9th across the country and 1st in central China.

The strong growth of three demands of investment, consumption and export promotes the sustained, rapid and healthy development of the provincial economy.

In 2012, the investment in fixed assets expanded 24.2 percent to 1.5055 trillion yuan, 3.6 percentage points higher than the national average. And the newly-commenced projects with a total investment of over one hundred million yuan amounted to 1,747, marking an increase of 14.9 percent.

The total retail sales of consumer goods grew 16 percent to 568.56 billion yuan in 2012, respectively ranking 2nd and 1st in China and central China.

The total volume of import and export soared 25.6 percent to USD 39.33 billion,19.4 percentage points higher than the national average. And the foreign trade export growth respectively took the 5th and 1st places in China and central China.

In addition, the value-added of first, second and third industries respectively reached 217.87 billion yuan, 940.4 billion yuan and 562.94 billion yuan, up 5.5 percent, 14.4 percent and 11 percent. And the annual fiscal revenue rose 14.9 percent to 302.6 billion yuan while the annual fiscal spending increased 19.2 percent to 393.67 billion yuan.