Hunan Province 2024 National Economic and Social Development Statistical Bulletin

I. Overall

According to the unified accounting results of the Gross Regional Product, the annual Gross Regional Product[2] was 5,323.10 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8% over the previous year. Of this, the primary industry's value added was 489.97 billion yuan, up 3.0%; the secondary industry's value added was 1,953.46 billion yuan, up 5.7%; and the tertiary industry's value added was 2,879.67 billion yuan, up 4.5%. The per capita GRP was 81,225 yuan, an increase of 5.3%.

The structure of the three industries was 9.2:36.7:54.1. The value added of industry increased by 6.6% over the previous year, accounting for 29.3% of the GRP. The value added of high-tech industries increased by 6.3%, accounting for 16.2% of the GRP. The contribution rates of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries to economic growth were 6.4%, 44.0%, and 49.6%, respectively. Among these, industry contributed 41.5% to economic growth, and productive services contributed 25.9%.

Looking at different regions, the GRP of Changzhutan area[3] was 2,212.83 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year. The GRP of Southern Hunan area was 1,051.21 billion yuan, up 5.4%. The GRP of Western Hunan area was 894.67 billion yuan, up 4.7%. The GRP of Dongting Lake area was 1,312.41 billion yuan, up 4.0%.

II. Agriculture

The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery for the entire year was 871.57 billion yuan, an increase of 3.3% over the previous year. The sown area of grain crops was 4,773.4 thousand hectares, an increase of 9.9 thousand hectares, or 0.2%, over the previous year. Of this, the area of summer grain was 113.9 thousand hectares, an increase of 0.5 thousand hectares, or 0.5%. The area of early rice was 1,210.9 thousand hectares, an increase of 6.1 thousand hectares, or 0.5%. The area of autumn grain was 3,448.6 thousand hectares, an increase of 3.3 thousand hectares, or 0.1%. Among the autumn grain area, the area of mid-season rice and single-cropping late rice was 1,479.1 thousand hectares, a decrease of 2.6 thousand hectares, or 0.2%. The area of double-cropping late rice was 1,269.9 thousand hectares, an increase of 9.5 thousand hectares, or 0.7%. The total grain output for the year was 30.781 million tons, an increase of 101 thousand tons, or 0.3%, over the previous year. Of this, summer grain output was 458 thousand tons, a decrease of 3 thousand tons, or 0.7%. Early rice output was 7.329 million tons, a decrease of 103 thousand tons, or 1.4%. Autumn grain output was 22.994 million tons, an increase of 207 thousand tons, or 0.9%.

The sown area of cotton for the entire year was 60.73 thousand hectares, an increase of 8.7% over the previous year. The sown area of sugar crops was 7.60 thousand hectares, up 0.6%. The sown area of oilseed crops was 1,641.04 thousand hectares, up 1.6%. Cotton output was 84 thousand tons, an increase of 10.2%. Oilseed output was 3.022 million tons, up 3.1%. Cured tobacco output was 206 thousand tons, down 4.8%. Tea output was 287 thousand tons, up 4.0%.

The total meat output of pigs, cattle, sheep, and poultry for the entire year was 5.732 million tons, a decrease of 1.1% over the previous year. Of this, pork output was 4.552 million tons, down 1.4%. Beef output was 213 thousand tons, up 4.4%. Mutton output was 146 thousand tons, down 13.6%. Poultry meat output was 821 thousand tons, up 1.9%. At the end of the year, the number of live pigs in stock was 36.526 million, a decrease of 5.4% from the end of the previous year. Of these, breeding sows in stock numbered 3.333 million, down 4.8%. The number of cattle in stock was 3.186 million, down 22.4%. The number of sheep in stock was 6.525 million, down 13.3%. The number of poultry in stock was 343.877 million, a decrease of 6.7%. The number of slaughtered pigs for the entire year was 60.160 million, a decrease of 4.3% from the previous year. The number of slaughtered cattle was 1.738 million, up 1.4%. The number of slaughtered sheep was 8.681 million, down 14.7%. The number of slaughtered poultry was 569.474 million, up 2.0%. Poultry egg output was 1.252 million tons, up 4.7%. Milk output was 85 thousand tons, up 9.2%. Aquatic product output was 2.991 million tons, up 4.6%.

A total of 3.35 million mu of high-standard farmland was built during the year. Of this, 1.47 million mu were newly constructed, and 1.88 million mu were upgraded. Various water conservancy projects invested 65.62 billion yuan. At the end of the year, the total power of agricultural machinery was 69.325 million kilowatts, an increase of 1.4% over the end of the previous year.

III. Industry and Construction

The value added of industrial enterprises above designated size[4] increased by 7.3% over the previous year. Of this, the value added of private enterprises increased by 8.0%, accounting for 65.6% of the industrial enterprises above designated size. The value added of high-tech manufacturing[5] increased by 13.7%, accounting for 14.1% of the industrial enterprises above designated size. The value added of equipment manufacturing[6] increased by 8.4%, accounting for 32.3% of the industrial enterprises above designated size. The industrial value added of provincial-level and above industrial parks increased by 9.5%, accounting for 71.0% of the industrial enterprises above designated size. The value added of the six energy-intensive industries increased by 8.4%, accounting for 29.6% of the industrial enterprises above designated size. By region, the value added of industrial enterprises above designated size in Changzhutan area increased by 9.6%. In Southern Hunan area, it increased by 8.3%. In Western Hunan area, it increased by 8.0%. In Dongting Lake area, it increased by 5.2%.

Among the main products of industrial enterprises above designated size, the output of rice was 11.540 million tons, a decrease of 10.5% over the previous year. Feed was 18.613 million tons, up 0.9%. Crude oil processing volume was 8.755 million tons, down 3.1%. Cement was 72.527 million tons, down 11.9%. Steel was 30.668 million tons, down 0.7%. Ten kinds of nonferrous metals were 2.195 million tons, down 8.2%. Concrete machinery was 31 thousand units, down 3.8%. Automobiles were 1.244 million vehicles, up 30.4%. Electricity generation was 190.01 billion kilowatt-hours, up 5.7%.

Table 1: Output and Growth Rate of Major Industrial Products above Designated Size, 2024

The total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size reached 218.95 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7% over the previous year. By holding type, state-owned holding enterprises had 51.19 billion yuan, down 4.6%. Collective holding enterprises had 2.88 billion yuan, up 12.5%. Private holding enterprises had 150.25 billion yuan, up 8.1%. Foreign and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan holding enterprises had 14.46 billion yuan, up 18.9%. Among the top five major industries by total profit, computers, communications, and other electronic equipment manufacturing had 19.69 billion yuan, up 19.8%. Tobacco manufacturing had 16.67 billion yuan, up 6.6%. Chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing had 15.92 billion yuan, down 3.5%. Non-metallic mineral products industry had 15.13 billion yuan, unchanged from the previous year. Electricity, heat production and supply industry had 12.84 billion yuan, up 16.3%. The cost per hundred yuan of operating revenue for industrial enterprises above designated size was 82.30 yuan, and the operating revenue profit margin was 5.28%. At the end of the year, the asset-liability ratio of industrial enterprises above designated size was 53.8%.

The value added of the construction industry for the entire year was 400.70 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4% over the previous year. The total profit of qualified general contracting and specialized contracting construction enterprises was 37.35 billion yuan, down 0.7%. The construction area of buildings was 781.028 million square meters, up 1.9%. The completed area of buildings was 222.145 million square meters, down 13.2%.

IV. Services

The value added of wholesale and retail trade for the entire year was 578.97 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8% over the previous year. The value added of transportation, storage, and postal services was 253.16 billion yuan, up 5.4%. The value added of accommodation and catering services was 126.62 billion yuan, up 7.4%. The value added of financial services was 259.94 billion yuan, up 2.9%. The value added of real estate was 280.96 billion yuan, down 2.1%. The value added of information transmission, software, and information technology services was 158.81 billion yuan, up 10.3%. The value added of leasing and business services was 206.20 billion yuan, up 6.6%. The operating revenue of service enterprises above designated size[7] increased by 6.9% for the entire year, while total profits decreased by 3.6%.

The total turnover of passenger and freight transportation for the entire year was 416.05 billion ton-kilometers, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year. The freight turnover[8] was 311.60 billion ton-kilometers, up 1.9%. Of this, railway turnover was 88.74 billion ton-kilometers, down 12.6%. Highway turnover was 164.31 billion ton-kilometers, up 4.4%. Passenger turnover was 151.06 billion person-kilometers, up 6.2%. Of this, railway turnover was 99.91 billion person-kilometers, up 3.2%. Highway turnover[9] was 26.52 billion person-kilometers, up 6.6%. Civil aviation turnover was 24.42 billion person-kilometers, up 20.1%.

At the end of the year, the total mileage of highways open to traffic was 243 thousand kilometers, an increase of 0.3% over the end of the previous year. Of this, expressway mileage was 8,197.5 kilometers, with 667.9 new kilometers added. The railway operating mileage was 6,079.0 kilometers, same as the previous year. Of this, high-speed rail was 2,501.0 kilometers. At the end of the year, the number of civilian motor vehicles owned was 12.145 million, an increase of 4.9%. Of this, private vehicles numbered 11.322 million, up 5.1%. The number of civilian cars owned was 6.735 million, up 4.4%.

Table 2: Total Passenger and Freight Volume by Transportation Mode and their Growth Rates, 2024

The total business volume of the postal industry for the entire year[10] was 50.24 billion standard units, an increase of 24.8% over the previous year. The total business volume of telecommunications[11] was 77.87 billion yuan, up 19.4%. At the end of the year, the number of fixed telephone subscribers was 5.404 million, down 1.5%. The number of mobile phone subscribers was 80.422 million, up 4.0%. The number of internet broadband users was 29.272 million, up 6.7%.

The province received 738.549 million domestic tourists for the entire year, an increase of 12.5% over the previous year. The number of inbound tourists received was 3.225 million, up 187.7%. The total expenditure of domestic and international tourists was 1,065.38 billion yuan, up 11.4%. Of this, domestic tourists' total expenditure was 1,053.89 billion yuan, up 10.4%. Inbound tourists' total expenditure was 1.62 billion US dollars, up 456.5%.

V. Fixed Asset Investment

Fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) for the entire year increased by 2.8% over the previous year[12]. Of this, private investment[13] increased by 4.0%. By economic type, state-owned investment decreased by 22.2%, and non-state-owned investment increased by 8.8%. By investment direction, investment in people's livelihoods decreased by 9.6%, investment in ecological environment increased by 31.2%, infrastructure investment[14] increased by 5.9%, high-tech industry investment[15] increased by 7.4%, and industrial technological transformation investment increased by 5.9%. By region, investment in Changzhutan area increased by 3.6%. Investment in Southern Hunan area increased by 6.7%. Investment in Western Hunan area increased by 4.4%. Investment in Dongting Lake area decreased by 3.1%.

Real estate development investment for the entire year was 335.06 billion yuan, a decrease of 13.0% over the previous year[16]. Of this, residential investment was 277.96 billion yuan, down 11.5%. The sales area of new commercial buildings[17] for the entire year was 47.192 million square meters, down 16.1%. Of this, the sales area of residential buildings was 40.882 million square meters, down 19.7%. The sales value of commercial buildings was 290.88 billion yuan, down 21.1%. Of this, the sales value of residential buildings was 246.85 billion yuan, down 25.0%. At the end of the year, the unsold area of new commercial buildings was 19.205 million square meters, of which the unsold area of commercial residential buildings was 12.135 million square meters.

Table 3: Fixed Asset Investment Growth Rate, 2024

VI. Domestic Trade and Prices

Total retail sales of consumer goods for the entire year[19] were 2,046.39 billion yuan, an increase of 5.4% over the previous year. By location of operation, retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas were 1,759.92 billion yuan, up 5.3%. In rural areas, they were 286.47 billion yuan, up 6.1%. By consumption type, commodity retail sales were 1,770.18 billion yuan, up 5.1%. Catering revenue was 276.21 billion yuan, up 7.5%. By region, total retail sales of consumer goods in Changzhutan area were 788.63 billion yuan, up 4.7%. In Southern Hunan area, they were 408.84 billion yuan, up 6.6%. In Western Hunan area, they were 398.17 billion yuan, up 5.3%. In Dongting Lake area, they were 513.05 billion yuan, up 5.8%.

Among the commodity retail sales of units above designated size for the entire year, retail sales of grain and oil, food category increased by 7.8%. Tobacco and alcohol category increased by 14.3%. Household appliances and audio-visual equipment category increased by 11.5%. Chinese and Western medicines category increased by 9.6%. Communication equipment category increased by 16.8%. Petroleum and products category increased by 6.3%. Automobile category increased by 6.0%. Among green and smart goods, retail sales of wearable smart devices increased by 20.9%. Smart phones increased by 52.6%. New energy vehicles increased by 58.0%.

Online retail sales of physical goods for the entire year[20] increased by 5.9% over the previous year, accounting for 13.2% of total retail sales of consumer goods.

The consumer price index in the province rose by 0.5% over the previous year. Of this, urban areas rose by 0.5%, and rural areas rose by 0.5%. Producer prices for industrial products decreased by 0.7%, and purchasing prices for industrial producers decreased by 2.4%. Producer prices for agricultural products rose by 3.3%.

Table 4: Increase in Resident Consumer Prices, 2024

VII. Foreign Economy

Total import and export volume for the entire year[21] was 563.66 billion yuan, a decrease of 8.7% over the previous year. Of this, exports were 334.48 billion yuan, down 16.6%. Imports were 229.18 billion yuan, up 5.9%. By trade mode, general trade exports were 272.86 billion yuan, down 21.2%; processing trade exports were 44.66 billion yuan, up 10.2%. Among key export commodities, mechanical and electrical products were 183.83 billion yuan, down 4.2%; high-tech products were 57.13 billion yuan, up 3.4%. By country (region) of production and sales, exports to the United States were 31.46 billion yuan, down 30.1%; exports to Hong Kong, China were 46.30 billion yuan, down 13.7%; exports to the EU[22] were 32.61 billion yuan, down 8.3%; exports to ASEAN were 59.94 billion yuan, down 21.3%; exports to "Belt and Road"[23] countries were 187.94 billion yuan, down 16.0%.

Table 5: Total Import and Export Volume and their Growth Rates, 2024

Actual utilized foreign direct investment for the entire year was 1.07 billion US dollars, a decrease of 25.8% over the previous year. Of this, the primary industry was 4 million US dollars, down 73.7%. The secondary industry was 690 million US dollars, up 44.9%. The tertiary industry was 370 million US dollars, down 61.0%. One new Fortune Global 500 company was introduced. The number of domestic projects from outside the province with investments exceeding 200 million yuan reached 1,596.

New contract value for foreign contracted projects for the entire year was 3.51 billion US dollars, with a completed turnover of 2.57 billion US dollars. 6,000 various types of laborers were dispatched abroad. New Chinese contracted direct investment abroad was 3.23 billion US dollars, an increase of 61.2%. Actual direct investment abroad was 2.38 billion US dollars, up 7.0%.

VIII. Finance and Banking

Local general public budget revenue for the entire year was 344.89 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6% over the previous year. Of this, tax revenue was 214.27 billion yuan, down 3.0%; non-tax revenue was 130.62 billion yuan, up 13.4%. Among tax revenue, domestic value-added tax was 76.77 billion yuan, down 6.9%; enterprise income tax was 23.62 billion yuan, up 4.6%. General public budget expenditure was 953.38 billion yuan, down 0.5%. Of this, education expenditure was 160.08 billion yuan, up 1.4%; social security and employment expenditure was 166.78 billion yuan, up 7.2%; health expenditure was 83.24 billion yuan, down 4.2%; science and technology expenditure was 31.82 billion yuan, up 1.3%; housing security expenditure was 24.03 billion yuan, down 9.0%.

Table 6: Local General Public Budget Revenue and Expenditure and their Growth Rates, 2024

At the end of the year, the balance of deposits in domestic and foreign currencies of financial institutions was 8,235.16 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0% over the end of the previous year. Of this, household deposits were 5,167.33 billion yuan, up 10.4%; non-financial enterprise deposits were 1,454.03 billion yuan, up 1.1%. The balance of loans in domestic and foreign currencies was 7,437.71 billion yuan, up 7.2%. Of this, household loans were 2,340.34 billion yuan, up 2.1%; loans to non-financial enterprises and government agencies and organizations were 5,042.69 billion yuan, up 9.3%.

Table 7: End-of-Year Balances of Domestic and Foreign Currency Deposits and Loans of Financial Institutions and their Growth, 2024

At the end of the year, there were 146 domestic listed companies in the province. The total direct financing for the year was 364.99 billion yuan, a decrease of 9.8% over the previous year. At the end of the year, the total market value of A-share listed companies was 1,559.21 billion yuan, up 2.4%. At the end of the year, there were 419 securities company branches (including branches and business departments), a decrease of 11. The annual securities trading volume was 20,942.55 billion yuan, up 13.0%. At the end of the year, there were 2 futures companies under jurisdiction, same as the previous year. The annual trading volume was 5,000.94 billion yuan, up 1.3%.

The original insurance premium income of insurance companies for the entire year[24] was 183.62 billion yuan, an increase of 3.6% over the previous year. Of this, life insurance premium income was 99.02 billion yuan, up 5.4%; health insurance premium income was 31.91 billion yuan, down 3.2%; personal accident insurance premium income was 3.42 billion yuan, down 0.03%; property insurance premium income was 49.27 billion yuan, up 5.0%. Original insurance claim payments were 81.44 billion yuan, up 17.4%.

IX. Education and Science and Technology

At the end of the year, there were 128 ordinary higher education institutions. Graduates of postgraduate education numbered 34 thousand, ordinary higher education graduates 471 thousand, secondary vocational education[25] graduates 236 thousand, ordinary senior high school graduates 475 thousand, junior high school graduates 897 thousand, and ordinary primary school graduates 939 thousand. The number of children in kindergartens was 1.581 million, a decrease of 13.9% over the previous year. The enrollment rate of school-age children in primary schools[26] was 100%. There were 8,948 various types of private schools with 2.024 million students enrolled. National scholarships and grants (for undergraduate and junior college students) totaling 1.69 billion yuan were awarded, benefiting 815 thousand higher education students (undergraduate and junior college students). National grants for secondary vocational students totaling 480 million yuan were awarded, benefiting 482 thousand secondary vocational students. 11.55 billion yuan in compulsory education guarantee funds were implemented, and 530 million yuan in national grants for ordinary senior high school students were distributed.

Table 8: Number of Students Enrolled, in School, and Graduated at Various Levels and their Growth Rates, 2024

At the end of the year, there were 12 national engineering research centers (engineering laboratories) and 442 provincial engineering research centers (engineering laboratories). There were 42 national and local joint engineering research centers (engineering laboratories). There were 78 national recognized enterprise technology centers. There were 14 national engineering technology research centers and 798 Hunan provincial engineering technology research centers. There were 36 national key laboratories and 387 Hunan provincial key laboratories. A total of 36,992 technology contracts were signed, with a transaction value of 480.19 billion yuan. 885 scientific and technological achievements were registered. The number of patent grants was 72,376, down 3.4%. Of this, invention patent grants were 23,593, up 17.2%. Patent grants to industrial and mining enterprises, universities, and research institutions were 50,804, 9,709, and 790, respectively.

At the end of the year, there were 1,905 inspection and testing institutions. Of these, 25 were national product quality supervision and inspection centers. There were 104 legal metrology verification institutions. There were 1,977 special equipment manufacturing units and 636,000 special equipment units. The pass rate of regular spot checks for key industrial products was 90.1%. The province participated in the formulation of 3 international standards and 251 national standards, and organized the formulation of 253 local standards. 1,446 maps were publicly published, and the Tianditu user access volume was 938 thousand times, providing 824 thousand geospatial data results.

X. Culture, Health, and Sports

At the end of the year, there were 586 art performance troupes, 150 mass art centers and cultural centers, 150 public libraries, and 201 museums and memorial halls. There were 108 radio and television stations (broadcasting organizations). Cable television subscribers numbered 5.984 million. The comprehensive population coverage rate of radio was 99.44%, and that of television was 99.78%. There were 137 national-level intangible cultural heritage representative project protection units and 664 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative project protection units. The number of books published was 13,103 kinds, periodicals 235 kinds, and newspapers 44 kinds. The total printing volume of books, periodicals, and newspapers was 650 million copies, 70 million copies, and 490 million copies, respectively.

At the end of the year, there were 57,650 health institutions. Of these, there were 1,762 hospitals, 138 maternal and child health hospitals (institutes, stations), 62 specialized disease prevention and control hospitals (institutes, stations), 1,998 township health centers, 1,102 community health service centers (stations), 14,820 clinics, health stations, and infirmaries, and 35,521 village clinics. Health technical personnel numbered 567 thousand, a decrease of 0.6% over the previous year. Of these, licensed physicians and licensed assistant physicians numbered 223 thousand, and registered nurses 264 thousand. Hospitals had 387 thousand beds, down 0.8%; township health centers had 104 thousand beds, down 1.3%.

The province carried out 3,555 mass fitness programs. 430 administrative villages established new farmer sports and fitness projects. The province won 50 national championships during the year. There were 211,020 sports venues. Of these, 324 were gymnasiums, 7,689 were sports fields, 1,624 were swimming pools, and 6,958 were various training rooms.

XI. Population, Resident Income and Consumption, and Social Security

At the end of the year, the permanent resident population of the province was 65.39 million. Of this, the urban population was 40.59 million, with an urbanization rate of 62.07%, an increase of 0.91 percentage points over the end of the previous year. The number of births for the entire year was 386 thousand, with a birth rate of 5.89‰. The number of deaths was 585 thousand, with a death rate of 8.93‰. The natural population growth rate was -3.04‰. The proportion of the population aged 0-15 (including under 16)[27] in the permanent resident population was 18.06%, a decrease of 0.78 percentage points; the proportion of the population aged 16-59 (including under 60) was 58.45%, a decrease of 0.48 percentage points; the proportion of the population aged 60 and above was 23.49%, an increase of 1.26 percentage points.

Table 9: End-of-Year Permanent Resident Population and its Composition, 2024

The per capita disposable income of all residents in the province for the entire year was 37,679 yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year. The median per capita disposable income of residents[28] was 30,000 yuan, up 4.9%. By permanent residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 51,243 yuan, up 4.1%; the median per capita disposable income of urban residents was 45,524 yuan, up 4.2%. The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 22,204 yuan, up 6.1%; the median per capita disposable income of rural residents was 19,699 yuan, up 6.0%. The urban-rural income ratio narrowed from 2.35 in the previous year to 2.31. By region, the per capita disposable income of all residents in Changzhutan area was 56,350 yuan, up 4.2%; in Southern Hunan area, it was 34,998 yuan, up 5.3%; in Western Hunan area, it was 26,402 yuan, up 5.6%; in Dongting Lake area, it was 35,330 yuan, up 4.8%. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in poverty-stricken counties[29] was 17,111 yuan, up 6.7%.

The per capita consumption expenditure of all residents in the province was 26,760 yuan, an increase of 5.1% over the previous year. By permanent residence, per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 32,625 yuan, up 5.1%; per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 20,068 yuan, up 4.5%.

The number of newly employed urban residents for the entire year[30] was 798 thousand. At the end of the year, the number of participants in urban and rural basic old-age insurance was 33.740 million. The number of participants in urban employee basic old-age insurance was 20.841 million, up 3.3%. Of these, 14.984 million were actively employed, and 5.857 million were retirees. The number of participants in urban and rural basic medical insurance was 51.699 million, and the number of participants in urban employee basic medical insurance was 10.575 million. The number of employees participating in unemployment insurance was 7.507 million, up 1.4%. The number of employees participating in work injury insurance was 10.280 million. The number of employees participating in maternity insurance was 7.072 million. At the end of the year, the number of employees receiving unemployment benefits was 245 thousand.

299 thousand urban residents received government minimum living allowances, with 1.75 billion yuan in minimum living allowance funds distributed. 1.483 million rural residents received government minimum living allowances, with 5.24 billion yuan in minimum living allowance funds distributed. At the end of the year, there were 227 thousand beds in civil affairs institutions providing accommodation, housing 112 thousand people. Of these, 212 thousand beds were in elder care institutions, serving 105 thousand elderly individuals. There were 30 thousand community elderly care service institutions and facilities. The sales of social welfare lottery tickets for the entire year were 8.89 billion yuan, raising 2.71 billion yuan for public welfare. Ten major livelihood projects with 24 sub-projects were successfully completed. Of these, 100 Xu Teli Project ordinary senior high schools were built in county areas. 114 "Aiwan" elderly schools were upgraded. 41,500 new inclusive childcare slots were added. 316,800 newborns received free disease screening and diagnostic services.

XII. Resources, Environment, and Work Safety

The province has discovered 155 mineral types, with proven reserves for 122 mineral types. Of these, there are 7 energy minerals, 38 metal minerals, 75 non-metal minerals, and 2 water and gas minerals. 10 geological exploration projects (including continuing projects) were implemented with financial investment, and 4 new large and medium-sized mineral deposits were discovered.

The proportion of water quality sections reaching or exceeding Grade III standards for the entire year was 97.6%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points over the previous year. Six cities at or above prefecture level had air quality reaching national secondary standards. There were 53 provincial-level and above nature reserves, covering an area of 906 thousand hectares. Of these, 23 were national-level and 30 were provincial-level. There were 14 national geological parks. The afforestation area completed for the entire year was 400 thousand hectares.

The comprehensive energy consumption of industrial enterprises above designated size decreased by 2.8% over the previous year. Of this, the comprehensive energy consumption of the six energy-intensive industries decreased by 3.1%.

A total of 1,172 production safety accidents of various types occurred during the year, resulting in 1,255 deaths. The number of deaths from production safety accidents per 100 million yuan of GRP was 0.02. The number of deaths per 10,000 vehicles in road traffic accidents was 2.06, a decrease of 0.16 from the previous year.

Notes: [1] The data in this communiqué are preliminary statistics. Some data may not sum up exactly due to rounding. [2] Absolute figures for Gross Regional Product, value added of the three industries and related sectors, and per capita Gross Regional Product are calculated at current prices, while growth rates are calculated at constant prices. Based on the results of the Fifth National Economic Census, and synchronously implementing the reform of accounting methods for owner-occupied housing services in urban areas, historical data (including Figure 1) for Gross Regional Product, value added of the three industries and related sectors, etc., have been revised. [3] Changzhutan area includes Changsha City, Zhuzhou City, and Xiangtan City. Southern Hunan area includes Hengyang City, Chenzhou City, and Yongzhou City. Western Hunan area includes Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Zhangjiajie City, Huaihua City, Shaoyang City, Loudi City, and other 5 cities/prefectures, as well as Jianghua County and Jiangyong County of Yongzhou City, totaling 44 counties/cities/districts. Dongting Lake area includes Yiyang City, Yueyang City, Changde City, and Wangcheng District of Changsha City. [4] Due to changes in the scope of statistical surveys, statistical law enforcement, and the removal of duplicate data, the growth rates and changes of relevant indicators for industrial enterprises above designated size in 2024 are calculated at comparable prices. [5] High-tech manufacturing includes pharmaceutical manufacturing, aerospace and equipment manufacturing, electronic and communication equipment manufacturing, computer and office equipment manufacturing, medical instrument and meter manufacturing, and information chemical manufacturing. [6] Equipment manufacturing includes metal products, general equipment manufacturing, special equipment manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, railway, ship, aerospace and other transportation equipment manufacturing, electrical machinery and apparatus manufacturing, computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing, and instrument manufacturing. [7] The statistical scope of service enterprises above designated size includes: legal entities in transportation, storage and postal services, information transmission, software and information technology services, water conservancy, environmental and public facilities management, and health industries with annual operating revenue of 20 million yuan and above; legal entities in real estate (excluding real estate development and operation), leasing and business services, scientific research and technical services, and education industries with annual operating revenue of 10 million yuan and above; and legal entities in residential services, repair and other services, culture, sports and entertainment, and social work industries with annual operating revenue of 5 million yuan and above. The growth rates of financial indicators for service enterprises above designated size in 2024 are calculated at comparable prices. [8] Total freight volume and turnover include the completed volumes of five modes of transportation: railway, highway, waterway, civil aviation, and pipeline. The growth rates for 2024 are calculated at comparable prices. [9] Starting from January 2024, the statistical scope for highway passenger volume and highway passenger turnover has been adjusted to include bus and chartered passenger volume, urban and rural inter-city bus and tram passenger volume, and inter-city and rural taxi (including cruising taxis and online-hailing taxis) passenger volume in highway passenger volume statistics. The statistical scope for highway passenger turnover has been adjusted accordingly. The growth rates for total passenger volume, passenger turnover, highway passenger volume, and highway passenger turnover in 2024 are calculated at comparable prices. [10] The total business volume of the postal industry is calculated at constant prices of 2020. [11] The total business volume of telecommunications is calculated at previous year's prices. [12] Due to reforms in investment statistics methods, revisions to the Fifth National Economic Census data, and statistical law enforcement inspections, the growth rates of relevant indicators for fixed asset investment in 2024 are calculated at comparable prices. [13] Private investment refers to investments in the construction or acquisition of fixed assets in China by domestic survey units with collective, private, or individual性质, as well as survey units controlled by them (including absolute control and relative control). [14] Infrastructure investment includes investment in railway transportation, road transportation, water transportation, air transportation, pipeline transportation, multimodal transportation and transportation agencies, loading and unloading services, postal services, telecommunications, broadcasting, television and satellite transmission services, internet and related services, water conservancy management, ecological protection and environmental governance, and public facilities management. [15] High-tech industry investment includes investment in six major categories of high-tech manufacturing, such as pharmaceutical manufacturing and aerospace equipment manufacturing, and nine major categories of high-tech services, such as information services and e-commerce services. [16] Based on the results of the Fifth National Economic Census, historical data for real estate development and new commercial building sales have been revised, and the growth rates for 2024 are calculated at comparable prices. [17] New commercial building sales area refers to the total contract area of newly built commercial buildings sold by real estate development enterprises during the reporting period. [18] Real estate industry investment, in addition to real estate development investment, also includes self-built housing by construction units, as well as property management, intermediary services, and other real estate investments. [19] The data for total retail sales of consumer goods have been revised based on the results of the Fifth National Economic Census. [20] The data for online retail sales of physical goods have been revised based on the results of the Fifth National Economic Census, and the growth rates for 2024 are calculated at comparable prices. [21] According to relevant regulations, foreign trade is denominated in RMB. [22] Goods import and export figures to the EU do not include UK data, and growth rates are calculated at comparable prices. [23] "Belt and Road" refers to the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road." [24] Original insurance premium income refers to the premium income from original insurance contracts confirmed by insurance enterprises. According to the regulations on statistical scope by the National Financial Regulatory Administration, starting from November 2024, the aggregated data includes data from BYD Property & Casualty Insurance, Shenneng Property & Casualty Insurance, Zhonghui Life Insurance, Ruizhong Life Insurance, etc., with Shenneng data being the merged Tianan data. [25] Secondary vocational education includes ordinary secondary specialized schools, adult secondary specialized schools, vocational high schools, and technical schools. [26] Primary school age children enrollment rate refers to the percentage of school-age children within the survey scope who have enrolled in primary school out of the total number of school-age children both inside and outside of school. [27] At the end of 2024, the population aged 0-14 (including under 15) in the province was 10.84 million, and the population aged 15-59 (including under 60) was 39.19 million. [28] Per capita disposable income median refers to the per capita disposable income of the survey household located in the middle position when all survey households are ranked from lowest to highest by per capita income. [29] Hunan's poverty-stricken counties, i.e., the former Hunan poverty-stricken areas, include the former contiguous poverty-stricken areas and former national key counties for poverty alleviation outside these areas, totaling 40 counties. [30] Newly employed urban residents refers to the difference between the cumulative number of newly employed urban residents and the number of natural reductions in the reporting period. Data Sources: Fiscal data in this communiqué are from the Provincial Department of Finance. Railway transportation and railway mileage data are from China Railway Guangzhou Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Nanchang Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Wuhan Group Co., Ltd., and Shichang Railway Co., Ltd. Highway transportation, waterway transportation, and highway mileage data are from the Provincial Department of Transportation. Civil aviation transportation data are from Hunan Airport Management Group Co., Ltd. and China Southern Airlines Hunan Branch. Pipeline transportation data are from Sinopec Hunan Petrochemical Co., Ltd., National Oil and Gas Pipeline Network Group Co., Ltd. Central China Oil Transmission Branch Hunan Oil Transmission Branch, Changsha Xin'ao Gas Co., Ltd., Changsha CR Gas Co., Ltd., Xiangtan Xin'ao Gas Co., Ltd., Changde PetroChina Kunlun Gas Co., Ltd., Loudi CR Gas Co., Ltd., etc. Automobile ownership data are from the Provincial Public Security Department. Telecommunications business volume, mobile phone users, fixed telephone users, and internet broadband users data are from the Provincial Communications Administration. Postal business data are from the Provincial Postal Administration. Deposit and loan data are from the Hunan Branch of the People's Bank of China. Listed company data are from the Provincial Party Committee Financial Office. Securities and futures data are from the Hunan Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Insurance industry data are from the Hunan Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration. Education data are from the Provincial Department of Education. Science and technology data are from the Provincial Department of Science and Technology. Patent, quality inspection, and industry standard data are from the Provincial Market Supervision Administration. Surveying and mapping, and mineral resources data are from the Provincial Department of Natural Resources. Art performance troupes, museums, public libraries, cultural centers, and intangible cultural heritage protection data are from the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. Radio and television data are from the Provincial Radio and Television Bureau. Newspaper, periodical, and book data are from the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department. Health data are from the Provincial Health Commission. Sports data are from the Provincial Sports Bureau. Data on newly employed urban residents, social insurance, and vocational skill training are from the Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security. Medical insurance and maternity insurance data are from the Provincial Medical Security Bureau. Urban and rural minimum living allowances and social welfare data are from the Provincial Civil Affairs Department. Community services data are from the Provincial Party Committee Social Work Department. Water conservancy construction data are from the Provincial Department of Water Resources. Aquatic product output and high-standard farmland construction data are from the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Urban construction data are from the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Nature reserves, geological parks, and afforestation data are from the Provincial Forestry Bureau. Surface water quality and air quality data are from the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment. Work safety data are from the Provincial Emergency Management Department. Other data are from the Provincial Bureau of Statistics and the Hunan Survey Office of the National Bureau of Statistics.