People's Daily Online, Beijing, January 18 (Reporter Shen Jiaping) On January 18, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, Liu Sushe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced that in 2023, China's economy will withstand external pressure and overcome internal difficulties. Continuously grow and develop in overcoming challenges.
As the world enters a new period of turbulence and change and the global economic growth momentum is insufficient, China's economic development has shown the characteristics of "stable", "progressive" and "good".
Liu Sushe said that in the past year, the economy has recovered and improved.
The total economic volume for the year exceeded 126 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2%, employment prices were basically stable, and foreign exchange reserves exceeded US$3.2 trillion at the end of the year, successfully achieving the main expected goals for economic and social development throughout the year.
The economic structure was further adjusted and optimized.
The leading role of internal circulation has been significantly enhanced. The contribution rate of domestic demand for the whole year reached 111.4%, of which the contribution rate of final consumption was 82.5%, driving economic growth by 4.3 percentage points.
Major innovations continued to emerge, the conversion of old and new driving forces accelerated, the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 6.8% year-on-year, and investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industries increased by 9.9% and 11.4% respectively.
High-quality development has been solidly advanced.
The number of invention patents granted throughout the year was 921,000.
The construction of a unified national market has been accelerated, and the business environment has been further optimized.
The number of new urban jobs throughout the year is expected to reach more than 12 million, and residents' income continues to grow.
The annual grain output was 1.39 trillion catties, setting a new record high and remaining above 1.3 trillion catties for nine consecutive years.
Energy supply is guaranteed to be stable, and the foundation for safe development is further consolidated.
Liu Sushe pointed out that combining the key functions of the National Development and Reform Commission in economic analysis and policy research, medium- and long-term planning and annual plans, investment management and project construction, reform and innovation, comprehensive coordination and comprehensive balance, the National Development and Reform Commission will pay more attention to expanding Effective demand requires more emphasis on relying on reform and innovation to enhance development vitality and motivation, more emphasis on developing and strengthening the real economy, more emphasis on improving people's livelihood and well-being, and more emphasis on improving the effectiveness of macro policies.
Focus on the following seven aspects of work.
First, we should lead the construction of a modern industrial system with scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the promotion of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, vigorously promote new industrialization, strengthen the construction of innovation capabilities, accelerate the conversion of old and new driving forces, promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and vigorously develop the digital economy.
The second is to focus on expanding domestic demand, promote the steady recovery and expansion of consumption, give better play to the leading role of government investment, intensify efforts to improve the effectiveness of government investment such as the issuance of treasury bonds, central budget investment, local government special bonds, mobilize the enthusiasm of private investment, and actively expand Effective investment.
The third is to comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, earnestly implement the "two unwavering principles", continue to promote key link reforms, accelerate the construction of a unified national market, build and improve a high-level socialist market economic system; expand high-level opening up to the outside world, and promote the joint construction of " The high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative will promote the stable scale and optimal structure of foreign trade, increase efforts to attract and utilize foreign investment, and improve the quality and level of overseas investment.
The fourth is to promote urban-rural integration and coordinated regional development, comprehensively promote rural revitalization, consolidate and expand the results of poverty alleviation, steadily promote new people-oriented urbanization, and thoroughly implement major regional strategies and regional coordinated development strategies.
The fifth is to further promote the construction of ecological civilization and green and low-carbon development, strengthen ecological protection and pollution prevention, accelerate energy-saving transformation, expand renewable energy consumption, and promote the gradual transformation of "dual control" of energy consumption into "dual control" of carbon emissions.
Sixth, we must coordinate development and security, strengthen the security of food, energy resources, and industrial and supply chains, and continue to effectively prevent and resolve risks in key areas.
Seventh, we must effectively protect and improve people's livelihood, vigorously implement the employment priority strategy, improve the level of public services and social security, ensure supply and stabilize prices, and continuously improve people's livelihood and well-being during development.