According to preliminary accounts, Qingdao's GDP totaled 2,586.7 million yuan in the first half of this year, according to comparable prices, up 13.9% from the same period last year.

The added value of primary industry of Qingdao was 13. 03 million yuan, an increase of 0.4%. The added value of secondary industry of Qingdao was 1129.07 billion yuan, an increase of 15.6%. The added value of tertiary industry of Qingdao was 116.57 billion yuan, an increase of 13.1%.In the first half of this year, retail sales of consumer goods of Qingdao amounted to 89.65 billion yuan, an increase of 18.7%.

The total volume of imports and exports, excluding the central and provincial companies, amounted to 25.93 billion dollars, an increase of 30.9% The volume of exports was 15.05 billion dollars, an increase of 23.1%. The volume of imports was 10.88 billion dollars, an increase of 43.6%.

General budget revenues of local governments of Qingdao amounted to 22.95 billion yuan, an increase of 26.7%. The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 12,313 yuan, an increase of 10.3%. The per-capita cash income of farmers rose by 13.5% to 5,576 yuan . The annual per capita living expenses of urban residents reached 8,414 yuan, an increase of 5.8% over the previous year. The annual per capita living expenses of rural residents reached 2,885 yuan, an increase of 11.7%. The consumer price index of residents rose by 1.3%.

By Yu Meng Liu Nengzhou