New pattern of economic growth is emerging. Market sales is stable showing the trend of being brisk. The sales on urban market exceed that on rural market. The growth of investment in fixed assets is stable. Due to the implementation of proactive fiscal policies, steady growth is seen in the investment in fixed assets.
Exports increase by a large margin with increasing trade surplus.
Due to the active impact from better global economic situation and tax-refund policy set by the central government, fast growth is seen in foreign trade. China enjoys a trade surplus of 12.4 billion US dollars, or 4.4 billion US dollars more than that in the same period last year. Rapid economic growth with improved quality. Economic efficiency of enterprises is turning for the better obviously. In the first 5 months of this year, the comprehensive economic efficiency index of industrial enterprises is 107.3, it is 16.4 points higher than that in the same period last year.