Ministry of Industry and Information Technology： In the first quarter, the development of industry and information technology achieved a smooth start, showing a stable and good trend.

　　Cctv newsAt 15: 00 on April 20th, the State Council Press Office held a press conference to introduce the development of industry and informatization in the first quarter of 2023 and answer questions from reporters.

　　Zhao Zhiguo, chief engineer and spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that overall, the development of industry and information technology achieved a smooth start in the first quarter, showing a trend of stabilization and improvement.

　　First, the industrial economy has maintained a stable operation. It mainly presents three characteristics. First, industrial production has steadily picked up. In the first quarter, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 3% year-on-year, which was 0.3 percentage points higher than that in the fourth quarter of last year, reversing the continuous downward trend since October last year. According to the data of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the production and sales of automobiles in March increased by 15.3% and 9.7% respectively, and the production and sales of new energy vehicles increased by 44.8% and 34.8% respectively. Second, investment in manufacturing industry continued to grow steadily. In the first quarter, manufacturing investment increased by 7% year-on-year, which was 1.9 percentage points higher than the national fixed assets investment, and maintained a rapid growth rate on the basis of a high base for two consecutive years. Third, the role of industrial provinces is obvious. The industrial growth rate of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and other major industrial provinces is significantly higher than the national level. Since March, the industrial economy of Guangdong, Zhejiang and other provinces has picked up.

　　Second, the advanced manufacturing industry is developing well. Vigorously develop advanced manufacturing industry and promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of manufacturing industry. Solidly promote the industrial base reconstruction project and major technical equipment research projects, and make significant progress in some areas. ARJ21 has safely transported more than 6.55 million passengers and has recently been put into overseas commercial operation. Delivered the world’s largest 24188 TEU super-large container ship, and the first domestic extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine (ECMO) was successfully developed and certified for listing. Deeply implement intelligent manufacturing engineering and promote the digital transformation of the industry. The three functional systems of industrial internet network, platform and security were completed, and the scale of core industries exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan. Accelerate the transformation and development of green and low-carbon industries. Accelerate the development of new energy vehicles, photovoltaics and other emerging industries. In the first quarter, the investment in fixed assets of high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 15.2% year-on-year, and the output of new energy vehicles, solar cells and other emerging products increased by 22.5% and 53.2% respectively.

　　Third, the empowerment effect of the information and communication industry is constantly emerging. We will fully consolidate new infrastructure and strongly support high-quality economic and social development. In the first quarter, telecom business revenue increased by 7.7% year-on-year. Steadily promote the construction of "double Gigabit" network, with the cumulative number of 5G base stations exceeding 2.64 million, and the number of Gigabit access users exceeding 100 million. Continue to deepen the application of convergence, and 5G is fully integrated into 52 national economic categories. Improve the ability of application services, further enhance the supply of mobile Internet application services, and accelerate the demonstration and promotion of excellent cases of aging and barrier-free transformation of Internet applications. Coordinate development and security, introduce policies to promote the development of data security industry, strengthen the security protection of key information infrastructure in the industry, and ensure the safe and stable operation of basic telecommunications networks.

　　Fourth, the industrial development environment has been further optimized. Adhere to the better combination of effective market and promising government, and strive to create a good ecology conducive to industrial development. In-depth implementation of the "14 th Five-Year Plan" in the field of industry and information technology, and organization and formulation of work plans for steady growth of key industries such as automobiles and electronics. Focusing on the "urgent difficulties and worries" of small and medium-sized enterprises, together with relevant departments, we have issued a series of policy measures to help stabilize growth and adjust structural strength, and started the cultivation of the fifth batch of "little giants" that specialize in specialty and innovation. Convene the 2023 Working Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference on Reducing the Burden of Enterprises in the State Council. Deepen the precise docking of industry and finance, and the national industry-finance integration platform has helped enterprises to raise more than 500 billion yuan.

　　Of course, we must also see that there are still some difficulties and challenges in the current industrial economic development, but the fundamentals of China’s industrial economic development have not changed for a long time, and we are full of confidence in this. In the next step, we will adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, thoroughly implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, strengthen our confidence, be determined to innovate, stabilize the development of key industries, support leading enterprises and specialized new enterprises, work hard to draw long boards, forge new boards and fill short boards, promote the sustained stabilization and improvement of the industrial economy in the second quarter, and accelerate the development of the information and communication industry, thus laying a solid foundation for achieving the objectives and tasks for the whole year.