According to the data of Chenzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Chenzhou city kept improving on stability with some highlights in the first three quarters of 2013. GDP hit 115.42 billion yuan with an increase of 10.9% which is 3.2% and 0.7% higher than national and Hunan provincial average level separately. It ranked the first place of the three cities of south Hunan and second place of whole Hunan province/ Some economic indexes took leading place of Hunan province and reached standard of first phalanx of Hunan province.

Chenzhou city’s industrial economy increased steadily. From January to November, the above-scale industrial added value was with an increase of 12.5% which was 2.8% and 0.9% higher than national and Hunan provincial average level separately, ranking first place of three cities of Hunan province and third place of Hunan province. It was the best record of 2013. The total financial revenue hit 18.59 billion yuan with an increase of 15.6% which was 3.6% higher than Hunan provincial average level, ranking first place of three cities of Hunan province and second place of Hunan province. Chenzhou city’s domestic demand highly promoted the economic development. Fixed assets investment hit 132.22 billion yuan with an increase of 34.1% which was 14.2% and 8.2% higher than national and Hunan provincial average level separately. The total retail sales of social consumer goods hit 56.38 billion yuan with an increase of 12.7% which was the best record of 2013.

Chenzhou city’s opening economy was promoted rapidly and undertaking industrial transfer was improved with remarkable achievements. From January to October, 345 undertaking industrial transfer projects were undertaken by Chenzhou city, ranking second place of Hunan province. 3.16 million square meters standard workshops were finished with a renting rate of 95%; 79 foreign investment projects were approved in Chenzhou city with the actual use of foreign investment of $840 million, up 28.5%; and 713 domestic investment projects were signed in Chenzhou city with paid-in domestic investment of 26.47 billion yuan, up 16.7%.

Chenzhou city’s industrial transformation was promoted rapidly as well. From January to November, the added value of Chenzhou high-tech industries and high processing industries were with an increase of 21.3% and 19.3% separately which were 8.9% and 6.9% higher Chenzhou municipal average level. Industrial added value of Hunan provincial and above level industrial parks covered 46.7% of the total amount of Chenzhou city, up 3.3%. High-tech industrial investment increased 47.5% which was 13.4% higher than Chenzhou municipal average level. Added value of six high energy consumption industries took 49.5% of Chenzhou city, down 1.5%. From January to November, service industry investment hit 64.23 billion yuan, covering 48.6% of the total fixed assets investment of Chenzhou, up 3.9%.