In the newly released April 26th news: "in the first quarter, the high technology industry, equipment manufacturing industry to maintain rapid growth, optoelectronic devices, industrial robots, solar cell production increased by 51.6%, 55.1% and 18.8% respectively; 20 provinces above scale industrial added value growth rate faster than the same period last year." Today, the Ministry of industry and information technology spokesman Zheng Lixin at the press conference of the State Council Information Office to disclose the above information, and introduced the first quarter of 2017, the development of industrial communications industry.

Zheng Lixin said the high-tech industry to maintain a good momentum of development, the traditional industries to stabilize the good. In a series of steady growth in the effectiveness of policies and measures to enhance the effectiveness of structural measures, the majority of industry production and operation better than last year. In 41 major categories of industry, a quarter of the value added of the industry increased by 36, the first two months of the total increase in the total profit of the 36 industries. High tech industry, equipment manufacturing industry to maintain rapid growth. High tech manufacturing added value grew by 13.4%, faster than the overall industry by 6.6 percentage points in the first two months of profit growth of up to 16.8%. Equipment manufacturing and electronic manufacturing continued to maintain strong growth, increased by 11.4% and 14.9%, respectively, in the first two months to achieve profit growth of 14.7% and 20.5%, respectively. Optoelectronic devices, industrial robots, solar cell production grew by 51.6%, respectively, 55.1% and 18.8%, automobile production increased by 9%. Consumer goods industry is generally stable in the first quarter, an increase of 7.1%. Improvement of industrial raw materials production and operation, crude steel and ten kinds of non-ferrous metal production growth in the first quarter of 4.6% and 9% respectively; two months ago, the metallurgical industry losses from the same period last year to a profit of 45 billion 300 million yuan, non-ferrous metal industry profits rose 1.08 times.

The province continues to play a supporting role in the industry, the downward pressure on the poor areas eased." Zheng Lixin said that in the first quarter, 20 provinces above scale industrial added value growth faster than the same period last year. Jiangsu, Guangdong, Shandong,, Henan, and Zhejiang industrial added value growth rate of five in the country's total industrial output, faster than the national average growth rate. In recent years, there has been a positive change in the West and northeast. Ningxia, Qinghai, Yunnan and industrial added value growth of 10.2%, respectively, 7.9%, 9.3% and 7.6%, faster than the national average growth rate. The first two months of the western and northeastern regions of Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size losses last year, the province achieved profitability.