On April 21, the Anhui Provincial Government's Information Office held a press conference on the province's economic performance for the first quarter of 2025. Reporters learned from the conference that the economy in the province has shown a strong upward trend this year, outpacing last year's overall performance and the same period last year, with new progress in high-quality development.

According to unified calculations of regional GDP, the Anhui Province's GDP in the first quarter reached 1.2265 trillion yuan, calculated at constant prices, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%. By sector, the primary industry added value was 48.2 billion yuan (up 3.8%); the secondary industry added value was 443.7 billion yuan (up 7%); and the tertiary industry added value was 734.6 billion yuan (up 5.9%).

The agricultural production situation is favorable, with year-on-year growth in livestock industry. In the first quarter, the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing grew by 4.1% year-on-year, an increase of 0.6 percentage points from last year. Crop growth was generally good, with wheat and rapeseed showing better conditions than usual and the same period last year. Vegetable production increased by 3.7%, up 0.4 percentage points. Meat production (pork, beef, lamb, and poultry) reached 1.189 million tons, reversing a 1.9% decline from last year to a 3% increase, with pork production shifting from a 4.3% decline to a 1% increase. Milk production was 163,000 tons, growing by 20.8%, and aquatic product output reached 844,000 tons, up 4.7%.

Industrial production has stabilized and increased, with rapid growth in equipment manufacturing. In the first quarter, the added value of industry above designated size grew by 9.2% year-on-year, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from last year. By sector, mining added value grew by 1.4%, manufacturing grew by 11.4%. The added value of equipment manufacturing grew by 18.4%, contributing 76.5% to the growth of industry above designated size, with automobile manufacturing up 31.7% and computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing up 21.1%. High-tech manufacturing added value grew by 20.1%, 10.9 percentage points higher than that of industries above designated size. Among major products, automobile production increased by 18.2%, including an 83% rise in new energy vehicles, while industrial robots surged by 110% and integrated circuits grew by 19.5%.

The service sector continues to recover, with strong growth in high-tech services. In the first quarter, the added value of the service industry grew by 5.9% year-on-year, with information transmission, software, and IT services increasing by 7.9%, and leasing and business services rising by 13.6%. From January to February, the operating income of service industry enterprises above designated size increased by 8.3%, with high-tech services up 10.5% and software and IT services up 38.8%.

Source: anhuinews.com