Statistical Communique on the 2009

 National Economic & Social Development of the Xinjiang Uygur

Autonomous Region

 

 


In 2009, under the correct leadership of the Autonomous Region Party Committee and the People’s Government, the people in different nationalities of the Autonomous Region followed the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important principle of the “Three Reprensents”, fully implemented the view Scientific Developments Stratgy, fully implemented the spirit of the third and forth plenum of the 17th communist party ov china central committee. government at all levels and people overcomed difficulties, perform to the best of their abilities, adjusted the economic structures and expanded the domestic aggregate demand,and to promote the economic growthand keep the people’s livelihood and welfare and maintain the soceity stable. Made great effort to reducing various of important natural disasters and unfavorable influences of international financial crisis, united hard and soul, rised with force and spirit,bringing the new achievements on development of the national economic and social overall undertakings.

IGeneral Outlook

According to the Preliminary statistics, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Xinjiang was 427.705 billion yuan up by 8.1% over the previous year, of which,the added value of the primary industry was 75.974 billion yuan,up by 4.5%;that of the secondary industry was 192.959billion yuan,up by 8.5%;and that of the tertiary industry was 158.772 billion yuan,up by 9.2% over the previous year.The composition of three industries was 17.8:45.1:37.1.The permanent-population-based per-capita GDP reached 19 942 yuan, up by 6.5% over the previous yearequivalent to US$2 920 at current exchange rate.

The total consumer price index of the year was up by 0.7% over the previous year, of whichthe price of food was up by 2.1%.The price for service up by 0.8%. The ex-Factory price index of industrial product was up by 14.5%. The purchasing price of raw material, fuel and power was down by 9.4%.The production price of agriculture products up by 6.4%. The price index of agriculture products was down by 0.5% .The price of fixed asset investment was down by 2.0%.

Table 1Span of rise and decrease on the consumer price indices

unit: % 

Items

2009

Consumer price index

0.7

   rural

0.2

   urban

2.0

#Food

2.1

Grain

2.9

Meal poultry and processed products

0.8

Oil and Fat

-23.0

Eggs

1.7

Aquatic products

0.2

Tobacco,Liquor and Articles

1.5

Clothing

-1.4

Household Facilities, Articles and Services

1.9

Health Care and Personal Articles

1.9

Transportation and Communication

-1.0

Recreation, Education and Culture Articles

-0.1

Residence

-0.1

#Water Electric and fuel

-1.4

 Renting

1.4

Building and building decoration materials

3.6

II. Agriculture

Gross output value of agriculture,forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 129.761 billion yuan,up by 5.1% over the previous year, of which,Gross output of agriculture was 89.862 billion yuan,up by 7.8%;Gross output of forestry was 2.665 billion yuan,up by 6.5%;Gross output of animal husbandry was 31.837 billion yuan,down by 1.5%; Gross output of fishery was 1.114 billion yuan,up by 6.9%;Gross output of services of griculture,forestry, animal husbandry husbandry was 4.283 billion yuan,up by 3.4%.

The total sown areas of farm crops was 70.6539 million acresup by 3.8% over the previous yearof which ,The sown area of grain crops was229. 025 million hectares,up by 20.8%The sown area of cotton crops was 21.1397 million acres,down by 15.5%;The sown area of oil bearing crops was 4.0508 million acresdown by 5.8%The sown area of sugar crops was 95.61 ten thousand acres, down by 10.4% over the previous year.

The sown area of vegetable crops was 3.9326 million acres, up by 1.6%.

The total output of grain was 1152 ten thousand tonsup by 23.8% over the previous yearThe output of cotton was252.40 ten thousand tonsdown by 16.3% over the previous yearThe output of oil-bearing crops was 639.10 thousand tons, an increase of 12.4%The output of sugar was 4.1841 million tonsa decrease of 4.7%. The output of vegetable was 13.8321 million tonsan increase of 42.5% over the previous year; The output of fruit was 565.15 ten thousand tons, an increase of 25.3%, of which, the output of red date was 29.00 ten thousand, an increase of 1.2 times.the output of walnut was 12.27 ten thousand, an increase of 52.1%.

The year-end domesticated animals in stock numbered 38.4475 million headsup by 2.6% over the previous yearthe domesticated animal out of stock 31.3572 million headsdown by 7.4%the total output of meat reached 1.1531 million tonsup by 0.4%of which, the output of pork reached 43.77 ten thousand tons, down by 4.9%, the output of poultry reached 22.03 ten thousand tonsdown by 23.3%the output of mutton reached 45.40 ten thousand, down by 1.2%, the output of milk reached 1.2088 million tonsdown by 12.0%.the output of sheep wool was 7.16 ten thousand tons,down by 14.7%.the output of aquatic product reached 9.70 ten thousand tonsup by 4.8%.

The area of man-made forests was 399.45 ten thousand mous.

Total agricultural machinery power was 15.0327 million kilowattup by 9.4% over the previous year. There were 21.78 ten thousand large and medium-size tractorsup by 22.1%and 37.14 ten thousand small-size tractorsdown by 1.4%. The consumption of chemical fertilizer was 156.28 ten thousand tons(100% equivalent)up by 5.0%. Electricity consumed in rural areas was 5.897 billion kwh, up by 9.4%.

III. Industry and Construction

The total value-added of the industrial sector was 155.584 billion yuanup by 6.2% over the previous year. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size was up by 7.2%. Of which, The added value of light industry was up by 10.2%; the added value of heavy industry was up by 6.9% over the previous year.

Table2: Output of Major Industrial Products 2009

Item

Unit

Output

Increase over 2008(%)

Coal

10 000 tons

8812.55

30.3

Crude oil

10 000 tons

2512.86

-7.4

Natural gas

100 million cubic meters

245.39

4.0

Processed oil

10 000 tons

1864.60

7.0

Ethylene

10 000 tons

49.15

90.1

Electricity

100 million kilowatt-hours

571.31

12.0

Refind sugar

10 000 tons

40.77

-24.2

Cigarettes

100 million pieces

135.00

12.5

Can

10 000 tons

120.34

66.4

Chemical Fiber

10 000 tons

14.00

11.8

Yarn

10 000 tons

38.61

-2.8

Cloth

10 000 meters

1.52

-1.0

Machine-made paper and paperbord

10 000 tons

35.58

18.0

Chemical fertilizers

(100% equivalent)

10 000 tons

159.10

-1.1

Crude steel

10 000 tons

653.32

21.8

Rolled steel

10 000 tons

690.81

19.8

Pig Iron

10 000 tons

764.62

51.2

Cement

10 000 tons

2050.00

22.5

Transformer

10 000

kilovolt-ampere

2612.20

15.3

The proportion of industrial enterprises above designated size of products sold was 95.6%a decrease of 1.7percentage points.Of which, the proportion of  light industry of products sold was 92.9%,a decrease of 0.8 percentage points. The proportion of heavy industry of products sold was 95.9%,a decrease of 1.9 percentage points. The value of delivered exported goods creat by industrial enterprises above designated size was 3.951 billion yuan, down by 44.6%. The profits achieved to 48.458 billion yuan, down by 37.8%. 

The added value of the construction sector was 37.375 billion yuan, up by 20.9% over the previous year, General contracting and special contracting construction enterprises with qualification grade reaped profits of 76.057 billion yuan, up by 24.0%.

IV. Investment in Fixed Asset

The completed investment in fixed assets was 282.724 billion yuanup by 25.1% over the previous year. In terms of urban and rural areasthat in urban areas was 253.586 billion yuanup by 25.1%that in rural areas was 29.138 billion yuanup by 24.8%. In terms of three industries,the investment in the primary industry was 17.226 billion yuanup by 14.2%the investment in the secondary industry was 129.522 billion yuanup by 12.8%The third industry investment was 135.976 billion yuanup by 41.3%.

The investment in real estate development was 23.588 billion yuanup by 3.2% over the previous year.. of which, the investment of economically affordable housing was 1.709 billion yuan,up by 3.8%.The floor space of buildings under construction was 30.6441 million square meters, up by 16.1%. The floor space of building completed was 10.3272 million square meters, down by 1.6%. The total sales area of commercial buildings for the whole year reached 13.2764 million square metersup by 39.1%. The total sales of commercial building was 35.101 billion yuanup by 64.2%.

V. Domestic Trade

The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 117.753 billion yuanup by 14.8% over the previous year.

In terms of urban and rural areasthe retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas reached 83.442 billion yuanup by14.4%and the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas reached 34.311 billion yuanup by 15.9%. In terms of different sectorsthe sales of the wholesale and retail trade reached 95.664 billion yuanup by 15.4%the sales of the accommodation and catering service was 17.721 billion yuanup by 15.0%and the sales of others were 4.368 billion yuanup by 2.3%.

VIForeign Trade

The total value of import and export reached US$ 13.828 billiondown by 37.8% over the previous year. Of whichthe value of export was US$ 10.824 billiondown by 43.9%and the value of import was US$ 3.004 billionup by 3.0%.

Foreign directly investment actually utilized this year stood at US$ 470 milliondown by 26.7%the contracted value of overseas engineering projects was US$ 216 millionup by 13.6%.

Table3Total Value of Imports and Exports and Growth Rates

unit: US$ 100 million 

Item

2009

Increase over

 2008(%)

Total value of imports and exports

138.28

-37.8

Total exports

108.24

-43.9

#Ordinary trade

16.81

-42.1

Processing trade

3.22

-27.2

Frontier small trade

75.42

-52.2

#mechanical and

electrical products

17.61

-17.4

New and high-tech products

0.88

8.4

Total imports

30.04

3.0

# Ordinary trade

12.87

39.5

      Processing trade

0.25

38.3

     Frontier small trade

15.74

-16.0

#mechanical and

electrical products

7.25

75.5

New and high-tech products

2.74

1.0

VIITransportationPostal & Telecommunication and Tourism

The freight turnover by railways was64.13 million tonsup by 4.8%that by highways 467.87 million tonsup by 1.0%that by civil aviation 3.80 ten thousands tonsup by 4.9%that by pipelines 69.5915 million tonsup by 14.5%. Passenger traffic by railways was 13.7140 million passengers,up by 4.6%that by highways 41.604 million passengersup by 3.0%that by civil aviation 4.3513 million passengersup by 6.2%.

At the end of the year,railway in operation reached 3837 kilometers,up by 31.2%;Total civil aviation routes reached 15.24 ten thousand kilometers,up by 3.1%;Length of highways was 15.07 ten thousand kilometers,up by 2.7%,of which,length of expressway was 1420 kilometers,up by 28.2%.

At the end of the year, there were 110.65 ten thousand civilian automobiles, up by 18.5%, of which, there were 65.19 ten thousand private automobiles, up by 25.9%.

The total volume of post and telecommunication was 47.965 billion yuanup by 26.6% over the previous year. Of whichthe volume of post stood at 1335 million yuanup by 17.0%. the volume of telecommunication stood at 46.630 billion yuanup by 26.9% By the end of 2009The capacity of office exchanges reached 9.30 million gatesdown by 8.0%. Number of fixed phone users 5.7310 milliondown by 9.7%. Number of mobile phone users 11.1960 millionup by 6.5%. Year-end Internet customer 1.3370 milliondown by 6.3%.  there were 79.5 telephone per 100 persons, up by 0.5%of which,there were 26.9 fixed phones per 100 personsdown by 9.7%. there were 52.6 mobile phones per 100 personsup by 6.7%.

Tourists through customs to Xinjiang numbered 35.49 thousand, down by 2.8%.Forien exchange income from tourism amounted to US$137 million, up by 0.7%. In the year, Xinjiang recevied 20.98 ten thousand forien tourists, down by 4.4% over the previous year.Income from foreign tourists amounted 17.675 billion yuan,down by 10.7%.

VIIIFinanceBanking and Insurance

The overall-caliber financial revenue stood at 88.371 billion yuanup by 7.9% over the previous year. Local government revenue was 49.307 billion yuanup by 2.8%. the general budgetary revenue was 38.878 billion yuanup by 7.7%. Of which, total taxes were 30.113 billion yuan, up by 5.1% over the previous year.In categories of taxes, Income of business tax were 11.237 billion yuan, up by 22.9%.income of deed tax were 1.118 billion yuan,up by 28.6%; Local government expenditure reached 147.411 billion yuanup by 25.3%, the general budgetary expenditure was 134.691 billion yuanup by27.1%,of which,expenditure of education were 24.015 billion yuan,up by 20.6%;expenditure of agriculture,forestry and water conservancy were 19.678 billion yuan,up by 37.5%,expenditure of social safety and employment were 17.749 billion yuan ,up by 62.7%;expenditure of medical and health care were 8.494 billion yuan,up by 44.8%;expenditure of transportation were 6.591 billion yuan ,up by 94.8%.

By the end of 2009savings deposits of all kinds in financial institutions reached 684.507 billion yuanincrease by 144.573 billion yuan over the beginning, up by 26.8% over the previous year. Of whichenterprise savings deposits were 204.354 billion yuanup by 38.7%;Savings deposits were 304.991 billion yuan, up by 19.6%. Loans of all kinds in financial institutions were 378.292 billion yuan, increase by 95.639 billion yuan over the beginning, up by 33.8%; of which, Loans of short-term were 152.610 billion yuan,up by 26.8%; loan of medium-and long-term were 203.313 billion yuan,up by 42.0%.individual consumption loans were 31.201billion yuan, up by 43.8%. In loans of short-term, industry loans were 32.705 billion yuan, up by 21.2%; agriculture loans were 30.981 billion yuan,up by 40.3%;Loans to private enterprises and self-employed individuala were 6.613 billion yuan, up by 1.5 times.

At the end of 2009,there were 34 listed companies, increased by 2 units;total volume issred were 16.991 billion shares,up by 15.2%;Total market capitalization were 302.129 billion yuan,up by 1.1 times.The transaction volume of vareous securities on the securities market totaled 4.360 billion yuan ,of which, IPO were 2 units,raise money 933 million yuan;listed companies were 1unit,raise money were 0.10 million yuan.

The total premium of insurance companies reached 15.669 billion yuanup by 2.7% over the previous year. Of the totallife insurance premium was 10.037 billion yuandown by 3.7%; property insurance premium 5.633 billion yuan,up by 16.6%. health and casualty insurance premium were 1.224 billion yuanup by 21.5%; that against health and accidental injury were 410 million yuan,up by 18.1%; Insurance companies paid an indemnity of 4.812 billion yuan as reparation for various property and life insurance programs,up by 8.4%,of which, and that against property was 2.660 billion yuan,up by 12.7%.the indemnity against life insurance was 1.532 billion yuan, up by 1.4%; that against health were 527million yuan, up by 12.3%, and accidental injury were 93 million yuan, down by 5.9%.

IXEducation

By the end of 2009,there were totally 32 general colleges and universities.The enrollment of postgraduate students were 4189 new entrantsup by18.9%; the enrollment of postgraduate students was11.635 thousandup by 12.8%,graduates students were 3021,up by 8.4%.The enrollment of regular undergraduates and college student were 697 million ,down by 2.0%; the enroll-

ment of students was 24.16 ten thousandup by 0.1%, graduates students were 5.71 ten thousand.

The enrollment of vocational secondary education was 88.5 thousand,down by 3.8%; enrollment were 217.6 thousand,up by 3.1%, graduates students were 5.94 ten thousand,up by 38.7%.

The enrollment of general senior high schools were 148.9 thousand,up by 0.6%; enrollment were 417.1 thousand,down by 0.4%; with137.3thousand graduates,up by 1.5%. Students enrolled in junior secondary schools totaled 34.10 ten thousand,down by 2.5%; enrollment were 102.77 ten thousand,down by 3.5%; with 355.0,down by 4.5%.Regular primary schools had an enrollment of 31.85 ten thousanddown by 3.1%; enrollment were 1.9739 million, down by 1.9%,with 339.8 thousand graduates,down by 2.7%.There were 490.6 thousand pre-school children in kindergartens,up by 24.1%.

The enrollment rate of school-age children reached 99.4%, of which,rural were 99.2%. Enrollment rate of junior secondary school-age youth was 95.6%.Promotion rate from junior sendary school to senior secondary school was 73.6%.

XCulture,Public Health and Sports

At the end of 2008there were 6 radio broadcasting stations, 108 culture centers8 television stations. Radio broadcasting coverage rate was 94.4%, television coverage rate was 94.8%. Number of users of cable television was 180.99 ten thousand,up by 10.4%, number of Users of digital TV was 102.88 ten thousand,up by 2.2 times. The Autonomous Region shot 2 feature movietranslated and edited 117 feature movies of minority language.

Athletes from the Autonomous Region in international matches won 3 first3 second. in national matches won 17 first, 13 second,22 third.

XIPopulation and People’s Life

The year-end population of the Autonomous Region was 21.5863 million, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year. Of this totalurban population was 8.6021 million,up by 1.8%;rural population was 12.9842 million,up by 1.0%. urbanization rate was 39.9%; the male reached 10.9831 millionand the female numbered 10.6032 millionsex rate was 103.6. This year birth persons were 34.52 ten thousand, saw a birth rate of 15.99 per thousand death persons were 11.72 ten thousand, death rate of 5.43 per thousandand thus the natural growth rate 10.56 per thousand.

By the end of 2009the per capital disposable income of urban residents reached 12258 yuanup by 7.2% over the previous yearthe per capital annual net income of rural households was 3883 yuan, up by 10.8%Engle coefficient of urban households was 36.3%, Engle coefficient of rural households was 41.6.

XII.Employment and Social Security

Number of employed person was 8.6615 million at year-end, an increase of 18.57 ten thousand as compared with the previous year. up by 2.2%,of which, number of urban employed persons were 3.7941million, net increase of 4.88 ten thousand. up by1.3%. Number of employed persons were 42.59 ten thousand. Registered unemployment rate in urban areas was 3.8%.

a total of 1.6960 million people participated in unemployment insurance programs, or an increase of 6.84 ten thousand as compared with the previous year. 2.3208 million people participated in the basic retirement security programsor an increase of 9.92ten thousand people as compared with the previous year. Among them1.7758 million were employeesan increase of 7.11 ten thousand people; 54.50 ten thousand were retirees, an increase of 2.81 ten thousand peopleThe population covered by basic medical insurance programs was 2.7909 thousandan increase of 15.56 ten thousand people, Among them2.1085 million were employeesan increase of 12.00 ten thousand people; 68.24 ten thousand were retirees, an increase of 3.56 ten thousand people52.73 ten thousand people participated in the basic retirement security programs were retirees, an increase of 2.55 ten thousand people6.34 ten thousand recevied unemployment insurance allowances,a decrease of 0.10 ten thousand.There were 1.6770 million people in participating in the industrial injury insruance program, an increase of 16.62 ten thousand.1.7607 millon people participated in maternity  insurance program,an increase of 11.05 ten thousand.

64.54 ten thousand people recevied basic welfare for urban residents. Number of beds were 2.70 ten thousand in social welfare institutions at the end of year;Number of inmates were 2.03 ten thousand.Revenue from social welfare lottery tickets were 1.582 billion yuan ,up by 22.9%; Social welfare fund were 493 million yuan, up by 12.0%.

 There are 89 countries(cities) which participated in the new rural cooperative medical service,covered total rural population was 10.2164 million, increased by 15.74 ten thousand over previous year.; 9.9333million people participated acturally in the new rural cooperative medical service, incraese by 43.03 ten thousand.

XIIIResources Environment and 

Safe production

25 mineral products were founded in non-oil mineral exploration of new mineral, of which, energy resouses mines were13, metal mine were 9,non-metal mine were 1, vapor mine were 2.

Reduction of pollutant emissions of sulphur dioxide were 3.82 ten thousand tons and pollutant emissions of waste water were 1.99 ten thousand tons.

In the 19 monitored cities10 cities had their air quality reach national standard GradeⅡ. In the Autonomous Region about 85.5% of the year the air quality was better than GradeⅡup by 0.7% over the previous year. And 71.8% of the year in Urmqi the air quality was better than GradeⅡup by 0.5% over the previous year.

Monitoring of water quality on 154 sections of the 62 rivers showed that good quality water of standard GradeⅠ~Ⅲ accounted for 88.3%,up by 6.4 percentage points. Quality water of standard GradeⅠ~Ⅲ accounted for 6.5%, Quality water of standard Grade accounted for 5.2%

There were 28 national and regional of nature reserves.Area of nature reserves were 21.49 ten thousand sq.km,proportion of nature reserves in total area of territory was 13.0%, of which, there were 9 national nature reserves.

There were 10 561 safety accidents occurred, down by 9.4%, with 2589 person died, decrease of 6.7%; injuried person were 5911, down by 8.5%. The direct economic loss hit 97.8833 million yuandown by 74.8%.

The 100-million-GDP-based death rate in production safety accidents was 0.60, down by 10.4% over the previous year; among every 100 000 employees in trade sectors, 7.61 persons died, down by 1.7%; for every 10 000 vehicles, 7.81 persons died in road traffic accidents, down by 25.6%; for every one million tons output of coal mines, 1.27 persons died, down by 17.5%.

 

Notes to the Communique

1.Industry above designated size are those with annual revenue from principal business over 5 million yuan.

2.Financial institutions included foreign financial institutions.