CCTV News: On the morning of March 17, the National Bureau of Statistics released the national economy from January to February. Data shows that the national economy has started steadily and the development trend is new and improving.

In January and February, industrial production grew rapidly, and the national industrial added value of large-scale industries increased by 5.9% year-on-year, 0.1 percentage point faster than the previous year. Among them, the added value growth of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing industries accelerated, increasing to 10.6% and 9.1% year-on-year respectively.

In terms of products, the output of new energy vehicles, 3D printing equipment, and industrial robot products increased by 47.7%, 30.2%, and 27.0% year-on-year respectively.

The service industry has grown well. From January to February, the national service industry production index increased by 5.6% year-on-year, 0.4 percentage points faster than the whole year of the previous year.

Stock sales growth accelerates. From January to February, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 8373.1 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0% year-on-year, 0.5 percentage points faster than the whole year of the previous year.

The policy of consumer goods trade-in continues to show results, and related products are selling well. The growth rate of fixed asset investment rebounded. From January to February, the national fixed asset investment was 5261.9 billion yuan, an increase of 4.1% year-on-year, accelerating by 0.9 percentage points over the whole year of the previous year. Among them, investment in manufacturing and high-tech industries grew rapidly, with year-on-year growth of 9.0% and 9.7% respectively.

Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that a package of stock policies and incremental policies continue to be effective, the industrial service industry has grown rapidly, consumer investment has continued to improve, the employment situation is generally stable, the new quality productivity has grown and strengthened, the economic operation has started smoothly, and the development trend is new and positive.