In the first three quarters of this year, the regional GDP of Zhanjiang reached 218.97 billion yuan ($32.57 billion), a year-on-year increase of 0.2 percent.

The added value of the primary industry in Zhanjiang was 40.79 billion yuan, up 1.2 percent year-on-year. The added value of the city's secondary industry rose by 0.8 percent to 75.49 billion yuan, while that of the tertiary industry reached 102.69 billion yuan, decreasing by 0.7 percent year-on-year.

The city's added value of agriculture was 69 billion yuan from January to September, increasing by 1.3 percent year-on-year, which was 0.9 percent higher than the growth rate in the first half of the year.

Its added value of industrial enterprises above designated size saw a year-on-year increase of 3.8 percent in the first nine months of this year, which was 7.8 percent higher than the growth rate in the first half of the year.

An industrial enterprise above designated size refers to one that has an annual operation revenue surpassing 20 million yuan.

Zhanjiang's GDP reaches 218.97 billion yuan in the first nine months of this year. [Photo/WeChat account: gdzjfb]

Zhanjiang's total retail sales of consumer goods in the first nine months of the year were 117.93 billion yuan, down 7.1 percent, which narrowed 4.3 percent from that in the first half of the year.

The fixed-asset investment in the city in the first nine months saw a year-on-year decrease of 16.7 percent, which narrowed 96 percent from that in the first half of the year.

The total volume of foreign trade in Zhanjiang was 29.34 billion yuan in the first three quarters of this year, a year-on-year decrease of 0.7 percent, which narrowed 3.8 percent from that in the first half of the year. Exports fell by 12.9 percent to 13.2 billion yuan, while imports amounted to 16.14 billion yuan, up 12.2 percent year-on-year.

The city's actual utilization of foreign capital from January to September reached $329 million, a year-on-year increase of 70.1 percent.