Statistical Communiqué on the National Economic and Social Development of Anhui Province in 2024

2024 is a year of great milestone significance in the development history of Anhui Province. General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Anhui again, providing overall guidance and direction for the province, which greatly inspired the enthusiasm and spirit of the whole province to strive for success. All localities and departments adhered to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the second and third plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech during his inspection of Anhui, and in accordance with the decision - making and deployment of the Central Party Committee and the State Council, as well as the work requirements of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, anchored the strategic positioning of building "three areas and one zone", strived for excellence, faced difficulties, and achieved stable and progressive economic operation with improved quality. The overall social situation remained stable, new - quality productivity developed and expanded, high - quality development was solidly advanced, and solid steps were taken in the construction of a beautiful Anhui.

I. General Survey

  • Preliminary accounting shows that the annual regional GDP of the whole province was 5,062.50 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 356.60 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2%; the added value of the secondary industry was 1,960.70 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4%; and the added value of the tertiary industry was 2,745.20 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%. The added value of industry was 1,417.10 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2%. The three - industry structure was adjusted from 7.3:38.8:53.9 in the previous year to 7.0:38.7:54.3. The per - capita regional GDP was 82,694 yuan (equivalent to 11,612 US dollars), an increase of 5.8% over the previous year. The overall labor productivity was 158,203 yuan per person, an increase of 7,069 yuan per person over the previous year.
  • Throughout the year, 759,500 new urban jobs were created, 111.7% of the annual target task was completed; 279,000 registered unemployed people were re - employed; and the average urban surveyed unemployment rate was 5.2%. The total number of rural migrant workers in the province was 20.129 million, an increase of 1.2% over the previous year. Among them, the number of rural migrant workers going out was 13.198 million, an increase of 1.3%; and the number of local rural migrant workers was 6.931 million, an increase of 1.1%.
  • The consumer price of residents increased by 0.5% over the previous year, of which the price of food, tobacco and alcohol increased by 0.4%. The ex - factory price of industrial producers decreased by 2.8%. The purchase price of industrial producers decreased by 2.8%. The production price of agricultural products decreased by 1.3%.
  • Throughout the year, 1.213 million new business entities were registered, with an average of 992 new enterprises registered daily. By the end of the year, the total number of business entities reached 8.315 million.

II. Agriculture

  • The annual grain planting area was 1,1017.3 million mu, an increase of 15.6 million mu over the previous year. The oil - bearing crop planting area was 998.1 million mu, an increase of 32.9 million mu. The annual grain output was 41.843 million tons, an increase of 0.8% over the previous year. Among them, the summer grain output was 17.593 million tons, an increase of 1.1%; the early rice output was 0.999 million tons, a decrease of 1.5%; and the autumn grain output was 23.250 million tons, an increase of 0.7%. The oil - bearing crop output was 1.895 million tons, an increase of 0.3%.
  • The annual output of pork, beef, mutton and poultry meat was 4.865 million tons, a decrease of 1.9% over the previous year. The output of eggs was 2.129 million tons, an increase of 3.2%. The output of milk was 0.632 million tons, an increase of 17.9%. The output of aquatic products was 2.612 million tons, an increase of 2.8%. At the end of the year, the number of live pigs on hand was 15.455 million, a decrease of 0.4% compared with the end of the previous year; the number of live pigs slaughtered throughout the year was 29.524 million, a decrease of 4.0%.
  • At the end of the year, the total power of agricultural machinery in the province was 72.07 million kilowatts, an increase of 0.2% over the end of the previous year. The comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation, harvesting and planting was 86%. A total of 6,521 million mu of high - standard farmland had been built. The area of newly added efficient water - saving irrigation was 124,000 mu.

III. Industry and Construction

  • The added value of industries above designated size increased by 9.0% over the previous year. By economic type, the added value of state - holding enterprises increased by 3.6%; that of joint - stock enterprises increased by 9.0%; and that of foreign - funded enterprises and enterprises with investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan increased by 9.4%. By sector, the added value of the mining industry decreased by 1.5%, that of the manufacturing industry increased by 10.3%, and that of the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water increased by 6.9%. By industry, the added value of 35 out of 41 major industrial industries maintained growth. Among them, the computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry increased by 26.1%, the automotive manufacturing industry increased by 26.7%, the general equipment manufacturing industry increased by 10.1%, the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 8.9%, and the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry increased by 8.9%. Among industrial products, the output of integrated circuits and liquid - crystal display panels increased by 47.4% and 12.9% respectively, and the output of automobiles increased by 43.3%, of which the output of new - energy vehicles increased by 94.5%.
  • The added value of the high - tech industry increased by 14.1% over the previous year, accounting for 51.5% of the added value of industries above designated size; the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 17.2%, accounting for 42.4% of the added value of industries above designated size; the output value of strategic emerging industries increased by 10.5%, accounting for 43.6% of the total output value of industries above designated size. The annual operating income of the entire automotive industry chain was 1.52 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.5% over the previous year.
  • At the end of the year, the installed power generation capacity was 124.045 million kilowatts, including 56.135 million kilowatts of coal - fired thermal power installed capacity and 60.853 million kilowatts of renewable energy - generation installed capacity.
  • The profit of industries above designated size was 239.84 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year. By economic type, the profit of state - holding enterprises was 63.20 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.8%; that of joint - stock enterprises was 196.93 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6%; and that of foreign - funded enterprises and enterprises with investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan was 42.50 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%. By sector, the profit of the mining industry was 22.51 billion yuan, a decrease of 15.5%; that of the manufacturing industry was 192.06 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2%; and that of the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water was 25.26 billion yuan, an increase of 21.9%. Throughout the year, the cost per 100 yuan of operating income of industries above designated size was 87.08 yuan, an increase of 0.41 yuan over the previous year; the operating income profit rate was 4.37%, a decrease of 0.13 percentage points.
  • The added value of the construction industry was 550.90 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 5.5% over the previous year. At the end of the year, there were 10,098 general - contracting and specialized - contracting construction enterprises with qualification levels, an increase of 447 over the end of the previous year. The annual construction area of buildings was 5,180.88 million square meters, a decrease of 796.05 million square meters over the previous year; the completed area of buildings was 1,200.73 million square meters, a decrease of 345.83 million square meters.

IV. Services

  • The added value of the wholesale and retail industry was 529.60 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 7.4% over the previous year; that of the transportation, warehousing and postal industry was 291.70 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9%; that of the accommodation and catering industry was 117.30 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%; that of the financial industry was 305.00 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6%; that of the real estate industry was 283.50 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.0%; that of the information transmission, software and information technology service industry was 140.60 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2%; and that of the leasing and business service industry was 222.60 billion yuan, an increase of 15.3%.
  • The operating income of service enterprises above designated size was 785.80 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 8.9% over the previous year; and the profit was 43.80 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%.

V. Fixed - Asset Investment

  • The annual fixed - asset investment (excluding rural households) increased by 4.7% over the previous year. Excluding real - estate development investment, the fixed - asset investment increased by 11.2%. By industry, the investment in the primary industry increased by 20.4%, that in the second industry increased by 13.6%, and that in the third industry decreased by 1.4%. The industrial investment increased by 13.6%, of which the industrial technological transformation investment increased by 20.5%. The infrastructure investment increased by 11.1%. The high - tech industry investment increased by 8.8%. The private investment increased by 1.7%, of which the private manufacturing investment increased by 11.7%.
  • The annual real - estate development investment was 401.61 billion yuan, a decrease of 14.1% over the previous year. The sales area of newly - built commercial housing was 38.411 million square meters, a decrease of 17.8%. At the end of the year, the area of commercial housing for sale was 27.030 million square meters, an increase of 11.6% compared with the end of the previous year.

VI. Domestic Trade

  • The total retail sales of social consumer goods were 2,408.77 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 4.7% over the previous year. By location of operation, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas increased by 4.7%, and those in rural areas increased by 4.8%. By type of consumption, the retail sales of goods increased by 4.8%, and the catering income increased by 4.2%.
  • Among the retail sales of goods of units above the designated size, the retail sales of grain, oil and foodstuffs increased by 9.9% over the previous year, those of daily necessities increased by 12.2%, those of household appliances and audio - visual equipment increased by 3.9%, those of traditional Chinese and Western medicines increased by 2.7%, those of communication equipment increased by 10.5%, those of automobiles increased by 9.6%, and those of petroleum and its products increased by 3.1%.
  • The annual online retail sales were 492.55 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6%. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods were 422.89 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1%.

VII. Foreign Economy

  • The total annual import and export volume of goods was 864.85 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4% over the previous year. Among them, the export volume was 579.75 billion yuan, an increase of 10.8%; and the import volume was 285.10 billion yuan, an increase of 1.0%. From the perspective of export commodities, the export of mechanical and electrical products increased by 13.9%, and the export of high - tech products increased by 14.0%. The total export of the "new three items" of electric vehicles, lithium - ion batteries and photovoltaic products was 49.01 billion yuan, an increase of 23.6%. The import and export volume to the countries along the "Belt and Road" was 463.26 billion yuan, an increase of 6.3%. Among them, the export volume was 306.30 billion yuan, an increase of 11.0%; and the import volume was 156.96 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.7%.
  • Throughout the year, 606 new foreign - direct - investment projects were approved, an increase of 0.7% over the previous year; the contracted foreign investment was 23.50 billion yuan, a decrease of 14%; and the actual foreign investment used was 12.37 billion yuan, a decrease of 15%. By the end of 2024, 99 overseas Fortune 500 companies had established 203 foreign - funded enterprises in Anhui.
  • The newly - signed contract amount of overseas contracted projects was 3.33 billion US dollars throughout the year, a decrease of 15.7% over the previous year; the completed turnover was 2.30 billion US dollars, a decrease of 15.8%; and 6,729 laborers were dispatched in the current year, a decrease of 4.5%. Throughout the year, 262 new overseas enterprises (institutions) were approved, and the actual overseas investment was 2.60 billion US dollars, an increase of 12.3%.

VIII. Transportation, Postal and Telecommunication Services

  • The annual freight volume was 4.42 billion tons, an increase of 4.4% over the previous year. The freight - turnover volume was 1,272.33 billion ton - kilometers, an increase of 5.2%. The port - cargo throughput was 0.69 billion tons, an increase of 3.4%. The passenger volume was 0.28 billion person - times, an increase of 7.8%. The passenger - turnover volume was 112.06 billion person - kilometers, an increase of 7.6%. The passenger throughput of the civil aviation airports in the province was 15.915 million person - times, an increase of 6.9%, of which the passenger throughput of Hefei Xinqiao Airport was 12.481 million person - times, an increase of 11.7%.
  • At the end of the year, the number of civilian cars in the province was 12.574 million, an increase of 5.4% over the end of the previous year, of which the number of private cars was 11.255 million, an increase of 5.9%. The number of civilian sedans was 7.037 million, an increase of 4.6%, of which the number of private sedans was 6.744 million, an increase of 4.7%. At the end of the year, the expressway mileage in the province was 6,153 kilometers. The railway - operating mileage was 5,737 kilometers, including 2,773 kilometers of high - speed railway mileage.
  • The total volume of postal - delivery services in the postal industry was 6.96 billion pieces throughout the year, an increase of 22.1% over the previous year. Among them, the express - delivery volume was 6.27 billion pieces, an increase of 24.8%. The total volume of telecommunications services was 65.66 billion yuan, an increase of 12.9%. At the end of the year, the total number of telephone users was 73.179 million, including 68.258 million mobile - phone users. The mobile - phone penetration rate was 111.5 units per 100 people. The number of fixed - internet broadband - access users was 31.816 million, an increase of 2.345 million over the end of the

VIII. Transportation, Post and Telecommunications

 

Throughout the year, the volume of freight transportation reached 4.42 billion tons, an increase of 4.4% compared with the previous year. The freight turnover volume was 1,272.33 billion ton-kilometers, an increase of 5.2%. The cargo throughput of ports was 690 million tons, an increase of 3.4%. The volume of passenger transportation was 280 million person-times, an increase of 7.8%. The passenger turnover volume was 112.06 billion person-kilometers, an increase of 7.6%. The passenger throughput of civil aviation airports in the province was 15.915 million person-times, an increase of 6.9%, among which the passenger throughput of Hefei Xinqiao Airport was 12.481 million person-times, an increase of 11.7%.

 

By the end of the year, the number of civilian vehicles owned in the province was 12.574 million, an increase of 5.4% compared with the end of the previous year, of which 11.255 million were private cars, an increase of 5.9%. The number of civilian sedans owned was 7.037 million, an increase of 4.6%, of which 6.744 million were private sedans, an increase of 4.7%. The mileage of expressways in the province reached 6,153 kilometers by the end of the year. The operating mileage of railways was 5,737 kilometers, of which the mileage of high-speed railways was 2,773 kilometers.

 

Throughout the year, the total volume of postal delivery services in the postal industry was 6.96 billion pieces, an increase of 22.1% compared with the previous year. Among them, the volume of express delivery services was 6.27 billion pieces, an increase of 24.8%. The total volume of telecommunications services [9] was 65.66 billion yuan, an increase of 12.9%. By the end of the year, the total number of telephone users was 73.179 million, of which 68.258 million were mobile phone users. The penetration rate of mobile phones was 111.5 units per 100 people. The number of fixed Internet broadband access users was 31.816 million, an increase of 2.345 million compared with the end of the previous year, of which the number of fixed Internet fiber broadband access users was 30.165 million, an increase of 2.121 million. The access traffic of mobile Internet users throughout the year was 12.15 billion GB, an increase of 8.3%.

 

IX. Finance and Banking

 

Throughout the year, the general public budget revenue [10] was 404.12 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6% compared with the previous year, of which tax revenue was 260.12 billion yuan, an increase of 0.3%. The general public budget expenditure was 899.52 billion yuan, an increase of 4.1%. Among the key expenditure items, the expenditure on education increased by 2.8%, and the expenditure on social security and employment increased by 0.2%.

 

Throughout the year, the incremental amount of the social financing scale in the province was 1,182.71 billion yuan, a decrease of 206.03 billion yuan compared with the previous year. The stock of the social financing scale at the end of the year was 12,014.14 billion yuan, an increase of 10.4% compared with the end of the previous year. At the end of the year, the balance of various deposits in financial institutions in both local and foreign currencies was 9,172.15 billion yuan, an increase of 841.80 billion yuan compared with the end of the previous year, an increase of 10.1%; the balance of various loans in both local and foreign currencies was 8,626.09 billion yuan, an increase of 827.05 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%.

 

Throughout the year, listed companies raised a total of 8.50 billion yuan through domestic markets. Among them, 7 A-share initial public offerings (including 3 initial public offerings on the Beijing Stock Exchange) raised 2.23 billion yuan; A-share refinancing (including rights issues, public offerings, private placements, and warrants) was 2.64 billion yuan; listed companies raised 3.63 billion yuan through the issuance of convertible bonds and corporate bonds. By the end of the year, there were 182 A-share listed companies, an increase of 7 compared with the end of the previous year. The market value of listed companies was 1,948.70 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%.

 

Throughout the year, the original insurance premium income of the insurance industry was 169.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7% compared with the previous year. Among them, the original insurance premium income of property insurance business was 54.91 billion yuan, an increase of 4.4%; the original insurance premium income of personal insurance business was 114.33 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%. The amount of compensation and benefits paid was 81.68 billion yuan, an increase of 23.8%. Among them, the compensation expenditure of property insurance business was 38.67 billion yuan, an increase of 10.2%; the compensation and benefits expenditure of personal insurance business was 43.01 billion yuan, an increase of 39.4%.

 

X. Population, People's Livelihood and Social Security

 

By the end of the year, the permanent resident population of the province was 61.23 million, an increase of 20,000 compared with the end of the previous year. The number of births throughout the year was 378,000, and the birth rate was 6.17‰; the number of deaths was 515,000, and the mortality rate was 8.41‰. The urbanization rate of the permanent resident population was 62.57%, an increase of 1.06 percentage points.

 

Throughout the year, the per capita disposable income of residents in the province was 36,782 yuan, an increase of 5.4% compared with the previous year. After deducting price factors, the actual growth rate was 4.9%; the per capita consumption expenditure was 24,996 yuan, an increase of 5.9%. The Engel coefficient was 33.7%.

 

Divided by the place of residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 49,539 yuan, an increase of 4.4%. After deducting price factors, the actual growth rate was 3.9%; the per capita consumption expenditure was 29,323 yuan, an increase of 5.1%. The Engel coefficient of urban residents was 32.7%. The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 22,507 yuan, an increase of 6.4%. After deducting price factors, the actual growth rate was 5.8%; the per capita consumption expenditure was 20,154 yuan, an increase of 6.6%. The Engel coefficient of rural residents was 35.3%.

 

By the end of the year, the number of people participating in the basic endowment insurance for urban employees in the province was 17.742 million. The number of people participating in the basic endowment insurance for urban and rural residents was 33.868 million. The number of people participating in unemployment insurance was 7.184 million, and 205,000 unemployed people were issued unemployment insurance benefits for different periods throughout the year. The number of people participating in basic medical insurance was 62.523 million, the number of people participating in work-related injury insurance was 9.605 million, and the number of people participating in maternity insurance was 8.071 million. By the end of the year, 240,000 people enjoyed the minimum living security for urban residents, 1.622 million people enjoyed the minimum living security for rural residents, and 308,000 people enjoyed the assistance and support for extremely poor rural residents.

 

By the end of the year, there were 2,730 social work institutions providing accommodation of various types in the province, with 327,000 beds, and 134,000 people were adopted and rescued; there were 11,000 social work institutions and facilities that did not provide accommodation [11]. Throughout the year, a total of 56.72 billion yuan of various funds were coordinated for 50 practical livelihood projects. The sales of social welfare lottery tickets were 8.24 billion yuan, and 2.48 billion yuan of social welfare funds were raised.

 

XI. Science and Technology and Education

 

Throughout the year, 286,000 new professional and technical personnel were added, and 32,000 new high-level technical personnel (above senior professional titles) were added. There were 390,000 people engaged in research and development activities in the province.

 

The province has built 4 national major scientific and technological infrastructure facilities, including the fully superconducting tokamak, the steady-state high magnetic field, the synchrotron radiation, and the future network experimental facility (Hefei sub-center). There are 23 national key laboratories and 271 provincial key laboratories; there are 28 provincial industrial innovation research institutes, including 8 characteristic industrial innovation research institutes. There are 20 high-tech industrial development zones above the provincial level, including 8 national ones. The total number of high-tech enterprises [12] reached 23,000, ranking 8th in the country. The total number of technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises reached 35,000, ranking 5th in the country.

 

Throughout the year, 19,305 scientific and technological achievements were registered, among which 1,355 scientific and technological achievements were formed with the support of various financial funds. The number of authorized patents was 148,000, an increase of 4.0% compared with the previous year. By the end of the year, the number of valid invention patents in the province was 196,000, and the number of valid invention patents per 10,000 people was 32.0. Throughout the year, the transaction volume of technology contracts for output was 431.25 billion yuan, an increase of 29.1% compared with the previous year; the transaction volume of technology contracts for absorption was 592.99 billion yuan, an increase of 25.3%.

 

By the end of the year, there were 1,780 inspection and testing institutions with qualification accreditation in the province, and 28 national product quality inspection and testing centers; there were 92 product, service, and management system certification institutions (including branches and subsidiaries in Anhui), and 1,520 enterprises obtained mandatory product certification. A total of 94 international standards and 5,583 national standards have been led or participated in the formulation, and 4,390 local standards have been formulated and revised. There are a total of 94 national geographical indication products and 1.459 million valid registered trademarks.

 

By the end of the year, there were 21 postgraduate training units, 125 ordinary colleges and universities (including independent colleges), 232 various secondary vocational education schools (excluding technical schools), 683 regular senior high schools, 2,727 junior high schools, 5,739 primary schools, and 10,363 kindergartens in the province. The enrollment rate of school-age population in junior high schools was 100%. The enrollment rate of school-age children in primary schools was 100%. The consolidation rate of nine-year compulsory education was 98.7%.

 

XII. Culture, Health and Sports

 

By the end of the year, there were 123 cultural centers, 133 public libraries, and 252 museums [13] (including non-state-owned museums) in the province. There were 175 national key cultural relics protection units and 915 provincial key cultural relics protection units. There were 99 national intangible cultural heritage items in the list and 626 provincial items.

 

By the end of the year, there were 78 radio and television stations in the province. The comprehensive population coverage rate of radio programs was 99.96%, and the comprehensive population coverage rate of television programs was 99.95%. The number of cable TV users was 7.817 million. Throughout the year, 83 kinds of newspapers were published, with a total circulation of 456 million copies; 183 kinds of periodicals (magazines) were published, with a total circulation of 28 million copies; 10,671 kinds of books were published, with a total circulation of 366 million copies. By the end of the year, there were 125 national comprehensive archives at all levels in the province, with 73.320 million volumes (pieces, copies) of archived documents and materials, and the total construction area of archives was 705,000 square meters.

 

By the end of the year, there were 32,600 medical and health institutions [14] in the province, including 1,355 hospitals, 30,555 primary medical and health institutions, 492 professional public health institutions, and 198 other health institutions. Among the primary medical and health institutions, there were 1,309 township health centers, 1,826 community health service centers (stations), and 15,555 village clinics; among the professional public health institutions, there were 128 disease prevention and control centers, 57 specialized disease prevention and treatment hospitals (institutes, stations), 129 maternal and child health care hospitals (institutes, stations), and 94 health supervision institutes (centers). By the end of the year, there were 522,000 health technical personnel, including 210,000 practicing (assistant) physicians and 246,000 registered nurses. There were 20,000 rural doctors and health workers. The number of beds in medical and health institutions was 448,000, of which 345,000 were in hospitals and 89,000 were in primary medical and health institutions. Throughout the year, medical and health institutions diagnosed and treated a total of 400 million person-times.

 

Throughout the year, athletes from our province won a total of 56 gold medals, 43 silver medals, and 52 bronze medals in major international and domestic competitions. A total of 7,542 sports events were held throughout the year, with 6.8 million people participating. The sales of sports lottery tickets throughout the year were 16.73 billion yuan.

 

XIII. Ecological Environment and Social Security

 

As of the end of 2024, a total of 128 types of minerals had been discovered in the province. There were 114 types of minerals with proven resource reserves listed in the statistics, including 3 types of energy minerals, 27 types of metallic minerals, 82 types of non-metallic minerals, and 2 types of water and gas minerals. Throughout the year, the provincial finance funded 44 various geological (scientific research) projects (at the provincial level), and 10 new ore-producing areas were discovered.

 

By the end of the year, there were 8 national nature reserves and 33 provincial nature reserves that had been established in the province. The area of artificial afforestation completed in the current year was 18.2 thousand hectares.

 

By the end of the year, there were 85 ecological environment monitoring institutions at the provincial, municipal, and county levels in the province. The six indicators of PM_2.5, PM_10, SO_2, NO_2, CO, and O_3 in the province all reached the national second-level air quality standard, among which the annual average concentration of PM_2.5 was 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The average proportion of days with good air quality in 16 provincial-level cities throughout the year was 82.2%, all better than the annual target, among which the air quality of 7 cities reached the second-level standard.

 

The overall water quality of the mainstream of the Huaihe River in Anhui section was excellent, and the overall water quality of the main tributaries was good. The overall water quality of the mainstream of the Yangtze River in Anhui section was excellent, and the overall water quality of the main tributaries was excellent. The overall water quality of Chaohu Lake area was slightly polluted, and the overall water quality of the main tributaries around the lake was excellent. The overall water quality of the main and tributary streams of the Xin'an River was excellent. The water quantity compliance rate of urban centralized drinking water sources in the province was 99.5%.

 

Throughout the year, 631 people died in various production safety accidents. The number of deaths per million tons of coal mines was 0.1231. There were 10,813 road traffic accidents.

 

Notes:

 

[1] The data in this communiqué are mainly preliminary statistics. Due to rounding, there may be cases where the total does not match the sum of the sub-items.

 

[2] The gross domestic product and the added value of its classified items are calculated at current prices, and the growth rate is calculated at constant prices. According to the results of the Fifth National Economic Census, and simultaneously implementing the reform of the accounting method for urban residents' self-owned housing services, the historical data such as the gross domestic product, the added value of the three industries and related industries, and the overall labor productivity have been revised.

 

[3] The classification standard for the three industries: The primary industry refers to agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery