In the first half of this year, Xiashan district of Zhanjiang has enhanced its comprehensive economic strength and steadily advanced its industrial economy, completing a total production value of 22.85 billion yuan ($3.22 billion). 

Industrial investment in Xiashan district made new breakthroughs, with an investment of 1.56 billion yuan, an increase of 164.3 percent. Among them, the investment in industrial technology reform was 1.44 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.7 times. The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 22.93 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2 percent, of which retailing increased by 10.2 percent.

Xiashan district has promoted key projects steadily. A total of 40 key construction projects have been arranged this year and cumulative investment in the first half of the year reached 3.42 billion yuan, accounting for 45.3 percent of the annual investment plan. Fixed assets investment was 4.99 billion yuan, of which non-real estate projects completed 2.95 billion yuan, occupying a dominant investment position and increasing by 122 percent.

In addition, the added value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery was 0.9 billion yuan, and the private economy added value was 14.29 billion yuan, accounting for 62.5 percent of Zhanjiang's total GDP, up 1.3 percentage points year-on-year.