During the press conference held today, April 16, the Information Bureau of China's State Council invited Sheng Laiyun, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, to present the performance of China's national economy in the first quarter of 2024.

According to preliminary accounts, China's GDP in the first quarter was 29629.9 billion yuan, up 5.3 percent year-on-year at constant prices and up 1.6 percent from the fourth quarter of last year, according to preliminary accounts.

Considering the different sectors:

The added value of primary industry was 1153.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%.

That of secondary industry was 10984.6 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0%.

The value added of the tertiary industry was 17491.5 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0%.

(This article is translated from: http://www.italian.people.cn/n3/2024/0416/c416707-20157382.html)