The 2022 China Economic Development New Energy Index increased by 28.4% compared to the previous year | Index | China
Beijing, August 22 (Xinhua) - According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the new driving force index for China's economic development in 2022 was 766.8, an increase of 28.4% compared to the previous year. The new driving force, mainly consisting of new industries, new formats, and new business models, continues to gather and grow, and economic vitality continues to be released.
Lu Haiqi, Director of the Institute of Statistical Science at the National Bureau of Statistics, stated that the construction of a strong cyber country and a digital China is rapidly advancing, network infrastructure is being optimized and upgraded, the integration of the digital economy and the real economy is continuously deepening, and new advantages of the digital economy are constantly being strengthened. According to calculations, the network economy index reached 2739.0 in 2022, an increase of 39.6% compared to the previous year.
Technological innovation leads to the growth of new driving forces. According to calculations, in 2022, the innovation driven index was 336.3, an increase of 15.5% compared to the previous year. From the perspective of the main constituent indicators, the investment in research and experimental development funds nationwide reached 3.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.4% compared to the previous year. The proportion of basic research funds to R&D expenditures has steadily increased, and enterprise R&D funds continue to grow.
The knowledge and ability of talents are steadily improving. According to calculations, the knowledge capability index in 2022 was 193.4, an increase of 5.9% compared to the previous year. From the main composition indicators, the full-time equivalent of R&D personnel per 10000 employed persons is 635.4 person years, an increase of 11.2% compared to the previous year; The proportion of the economically active population with a master's degree or above was 1.33%, an increase of 0.04 percentage points from the previous year.
Economic vitality is constantly emerging. According to calculations, the economic vitality index in 2022 is 402.6, an increase of 3.5% compared to the previous year. From the main constituent indicators, in 2022, China's actual use of foreign investment reached 189.1 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.0%; The actual use of foreign investment in high-tech industries reached 68.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 30.9%. The scale of express delivery business continues to expand driven by online consumption. In 2022, the volume of express delivery business reached 110.58 billion pieces, an increase of 2.1%.
Solid progress has been made in transformation and upgrading. According to calculations, the transformation and upgrading index in 2022 is 162.8, an increase of 1.2% compared to the previous year. From the perspective of the main constituent indicators, in 2022, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 7.4% compared to the previous year, which is 3.8 percentage points faster than the growth rate of industrial added value above designated size; The proportion of clean energy such as natural gas, hydropower, nuclear power, and wind power in the total energy consumption was 25.9%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points from the previous year.