QINGDAO’S GDP exceeded 661.5 billion yuan last year, an 11.7-percent increase year on year, a press conference was told Feb. 8.

    The proportion of tertiary industries in the city’s economic structure stood at 47.8 percent.

    The city’s agricultural production saw stable growth and the total grain output reached 3.63 million tons.

    The industrial added-value grew by 13.5 percent year on year.

    The city’s investments in fixed assets surpassed 350 billion yuan, a 23.4-percent growth year on year.

    There was a continuous growth in market sales of furniture, home appliances and cars. Food prices jumped by more than 11 percent last year.

    Local residents’ average disposable income reached 28,567 yuan, a 14.3-percent increase.

(Li Hao, Lin Gang)