China Net Finance April 20th (Reporter Zhang Ziwei) On April 19th, the State Council Office held a press conference on the development of industry and informatization in the first quarter of this year. Luo Junjie, spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau, said at the meeting that the industrial economy achieved a steady start in the first quarter, and the development of industry and informatization achieved positive results.

The data shows that the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the first quarter increased by 6.5% year-on-year, 2.6 percentage points higher than that in the fourth quarter of last year; The proportion of manufacturing industry has further increased, with 28.9% in the first quarter, up 1.3 percentage points year on year, reaching the highest value since 2016; Investment in manufacturing increased by 15.6% year-on-year, 2.1 percentage points faster than that in 2021.

Luo Junjie said that in the next stage, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will adhere to the principle of stability and progress, strengthen forward-looking prediction, do a good job in cross-cycle adjustment, implement precise hedging, and strive to promote the smooth operation and upgrading of the industrial economy, and strive to achieve smooth continuity in the second quarter to provide solid support for stabilizing the macroeconomic market.

The industrial economy started smoothly in the first quarter, showing four highlights.

From the perspective of economic indicators, in the first quarter, China's industrial economic development showed four bright spots. First, industrial production remained stable. In the first quarter, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.5% year-on-year, 2.6 percentage points higher than that in the fourth quarter of last year, showing a good trend of quarterly recovery. Second, the proportion of manufacturing industry has further increased, reaching 28.9% in the first quarter, up 1.3 percentage points year-on-year, reaching the highest value since 2016. Third, the leading role of industrial exports continued to increase. In the first quarter, the export delivery value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 14.4% year-on-year, and it has maintained double-digit growth for one year in a row. Fourth, the investment in manufacturing industry has obviously rebounded. In the first quarter, the investment in manufacturing industry increased by 15.6% year-on-year, 2.1 percentage points faster than that in the whole year of 2021.

'Overall, the industrial economy achieved a stable start in the first quarter, and the development of industry and informatization achieved positive results.' Luo Junjie said that he mainly took five measures:

First, focus on invigorating the industrial economy. Strengthen departmental cooperation, linkage between ministries and provinces, and make overall plans to implement policies, ensure supply and chain stability, help enterprises bail out, and expect guidance, so as to promote the stable recovery of industrial economy.

Second, continue to increase efforts to help enterprises bail out. Adhere to both bail-out and training for excellence, and strive to lay a good 'combination boxing' of the policy of benefiting enterprises to promote the steady and healthy development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Third, continuously enhance the resilience of the industrial chain supply chain. Strengthen the supply guarantee of raw materials, key components, etc., speed up breakthroughs in key core technologies, and strive to improve the stability of the industrial chain supply chain.

Fourth, accelerate the digital and green transformation of manufacturing industry. Implement the deployment of carbon neutrality in peak carbon dioxide emissions, anchor the main direction of intelligent manufacturing, speed up the digital transformation and upgrading, and strive to improve the level of green and low-carbon industrial development, and the new kinetic energy of industrial development is constantly enhanced.

Fifth, actively promote the high-quality development of the information and communication industry. Strengthen the construction and application of new infrastructure, promote the steady expansion of digital industry, continuously improve the supply capacity of information and communication services, and accelerate the construction of new infrastructure.

Luo Junjie said that in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will resolutely implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, adhere to the principle of stability and progress, strengthen forward-looking prediction, do a good job in cross-cycle adjustment, implement precise hedging, and strive to promote the smooth operation and upgrading of the industrial economy, strive to achieve a smooth continuation in the second quarter, and provide solid support for stabilizing the macroeconomic market. There are four main measures: first, pay close attention to the reality to promote the implementation of policies; second, take multiple measures to get through the blocking points in the supply chain of the industrial chain; third, do everything possible to help small and medium-sized enterprises tide over the difficulties; fourth, accelerate the investment in major projects and tap new consumption potential.