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Statistical Report on Economic
and Social Development of Wuxi Municipality in 2005
Wuxi Municipal Statistics Bureau
January 27, 2006

In 2005, correctly led by the CPC Wuxi Municipal Committee and the Wuxi People¡¯s Government, guided by the Deng Xiaoping theory and the thoughts of ¡°Three-Represents¡±, the people of Wuxi integrated the concept of scientific development into the programming of the city¡¯s overall development. Adopting the strategy of improving the people¡¯s life and the city¡¯s economic strength, targeting at the aim of building a pioneer and exemplary area of well-off society and modernization in Jiangsu Province ahead of others, the people of Wuxi strengthened the city¡¯s economic structure readjustment, promoted the city¡¯s process of industrialization, IT, and internationalization more quickly, built a harmonious society on the basis of human needs in an all around way, gained inspiring achievements in economic and social development. In 2005, Wuxi improved its comprehensive economic strength remarkably, achieved great progress in social undertakings, upgraded the people¡¯s life at a steady pace and optimized eco-construction and environmental protection.

¢ñ. Economic Development

Comprehensive Economy
The city¡¯s national economy maintained a high growth rate. Annual GDP of the city was registered at 280.5 billion RMB, a year-on-year growth of 15.1% based on comparable price. The growth rates of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries stood at 3.6%, 15.7% and 14.8%. The ratio of added value of the secondary and tertiary industries in GDP reached 98.2%, 0.2 percentage points higher than the previous year.
Financial revenue of the city saw a big growth with the figure for 2005 standing at 42.18 billion RMB, up 19.0% on comparable price. Financial revenue accounted for 15.0% of the GDP. Of the total, budgetary revenue reached 18.168 billion RMB, up 24.2% on comparable price.

Agriculture and Rural Economy
Agricultural structure was further readjusted. In 2005, the planting areas of summer grain was 41,040 hectares, 34.5% more than the previous year, and that of rice was 80,390 hectares, 0.9% less than the previous year, meanwhile the planting area of rapeseed stood at 19,340 hectares, 1.9% less.
The output of main farm products dropped by a small margin. The total grain output of the year was 795,300 tons, down 2.1%. The total output of oil-bearing crops was 34,400 tons, a decrease of 6.4%, and among the total, the output of rapeseed was 33,800 tons, a decrease of 6.6%. The output of silk cocoons reached 444 tons, down 26.4%; and that of tea and fruit stood at 4802 tons and 82,242 tons, up 2.6% and 5.4% respectively.
Forestry, animal husbandry and fishery developed steadily. Of the major livestock products, the meat output in the year amounted to 146,400 tons, increasing by 0.2% year-on-year. Among the meat output, that of pork, beef and mutton totaled 94,400 tons, increasing by 2.7% over the previous year. Poultry eggs totaled 26,800 tons, up 12.0%. The amount of dairy cattle stood at 25,200 heads, up 4.6%. The total aquatic products output was 120,900 tons, up 6.1%.
Satisfactory results were again achieved in strengthening the economically developed towns, which numbered 59. The industrial and commercial sales volume of such 59 towns totaled 608.587 billion RMB, up 28.7%, of which, industry-related and commerce-related sales reached 467.304 billion RMB and 141.282 billion RMB, up 27.2% and 33.7% respectively. The industrial and commercial sales volume of each of the towns of Chengjiang, Zhouzhuang and Huashi exceeded 40 billion RMB, while that of another 19 towns such as: Xinqiao in Jiangyin City(County), Guanlin in Yixing City(County), Anzhen in Xishan District, Luoshe in Huishan District, Taihu in Binhu District, Shuofang in New District etc., exceeded 10 billion RMB.

Industry
Industrial production maintained a fast growth. In 2005, the added value of the state-owned and non-state-owned industrial enterprises each with an annual sales volume of over 5 million RMB (hereafter abbreviated as ¡°above-the-scale industrial enterprises¡±) reached 135.313 billion RMB, an increase of 22.0% over the previous year. Of the above-the-scale industrial enterprises, the state-owned industrial enterprises registered a year-on-year upsurge of 12.9% in their added value, which totaled at 5.281 billion RMB. Meanwhile, the added value of stock-holding companies reached 55.561 billion RMB, up 20.3%; that of collectively owned enterprises reached 16.211 billion RMB, up 20.4%; that of joint stock cooperative enterprises reached 6.002 billion RMB, up 12.7%; and that of foreign cooperative, joint venture and wholly owned enterprises turned out at 44.522 billion RMB, up 28.2%. Grouped by light and heavy industries, the added value from light industry was 37.651 billion RMB, up 21.7%, while heavy industry achieved an added value of 97.662 billion RMB, growing by 22.1%. Among the 238 major industrial products listed in the statistics, 173 (accounting for 72.7% of the total) witnessed growth in output when compared with the same period the year before, while 94 (accounting for 39.5% of the total) saw an increase of over 15% in output. A batch of key products saw big increase in their output with the growth rates of LCD, electric shower-bath device, raw steel, wool fabric, household washer, finished steel, power-station boiler, synthetic fibre, clothing registering at 139.3%, 49.4%, 28.0%, 27.1%, 21.3%, 30.1%, 31.9%, 25.3%, 19.4%.
The industrial economy operation quality also saw continuous improvement. The above-the-scale industrial enterprises in the city realized 565.746 billion RMB in sales value, increasing by 24.8%. Profit & tax of the industrial enterprises totaled 38.226 billion RMB, up 21.5%. Of the total, profits stood at 25.510 billion RMB, up 26.7%. Comprehensive efficiency index of industrial economies was 186.36%, reaching a record high in history and up by 11.86 percentage points over the previous year.
Building Industry
Building industry kept a steady development, realizing a total added value of 10.8 billion RMB, up 19.0%. The productivity of all the construction laborers was 128,900 RMB/person. Total profits registered at 0.784 billion RMB and profit & tax 0.99 billion RMB. The total floor space constructed or under construction amounted to 28.28 million m2, while the finished floor space reached 14.24 million m2. 9 construction projects won ¡°Yangtze Cup¡±, a Jiangsu provincial quality construction award and 67 won ¡°Lake Tai Cup¡±, a Wuxi municipal award.

Transport and Post and Telecommunications
The city¡¯s transportation capacity was further enhanced. By the end of the year, with an increase of 1.0%, there were 973,400 motor vehicles in the city, of which 293,900 were automobiles, increasing by 23.0% over the previous year. Private car ownership expanded tremendously with its number totaling at 0.152 million, 48,600 more than the previous year.
Passenger and cargo transportation increased in an all-round way. Passenger transportation volume reached 204.65 million person times, up 17.2%. Cargo transportation volume was registered at 84.30 million tons, up 13.4%. The city¡¯s ports handled a total of 50.46 million tons of cargoes, up 42.4%. The Wuxi airport went into service on February 18, 2004 and had since been operating flights to Guangzhou, to Shenzhen, to Beijing and five other routes. The airport¡¯s annual passenger transportation volume stood at 619,100 person-times, while its cargo transportation volume was registered at 14,100 tons.
The post and telecommunication sector in the city kept the momentum of fast development. More kinds of mail services were added and delivery was quickened in speed. In the year, 56.032 million letters were delivered. By the end of 2005, the total telephone exchange capacity reached 3,816,000 lines, a net increase of 133,000 lines over the previous year. There were a total of 3,084,800 urban and rural telephone subscribers, 588,000 more than the previous year; of the total, there were 1,261,000 PAS subscribers, 505,900 more than the previous year. The number of the mobile phone subscribers reached 3.6053 million, 0.584 million more than the previous year. The internet users totaled 485,000.

Domestic Trade
There was a sharp increase in sales of social consumer goods. In the year, the total retail volume of social consumer goods was 82.411 billion RMB, up by 16.3 % year-on-year. Of the total, the urban and rural proportions took up 69.002 billion RMB and 13.409 billion RMB, increasing by 17.4% and 10.7% respectively over the previous year. Of the total volume, the wholesale/retail trading took up 73.676 billion RMB and catering service 7.521 billion RMB, increasing by 16.9% and 6.6% respectively.
Market construction was steadily promoted. By the end of the year, there were 64 specialized commodity transaction markets of various kinds, with an annual transaction volume of over 100 million RMB each. The total transaction volume of such markets reached 131.9 billion RMB, up 28.7%. Of the total, there were 25 markets with an annual transaction volume of over 1 billion RMB each, 7 more than the previous year.
Foreign Trade
The city¡¯s foreign trade obtained a considerable increase. In the year, the foreign trade volume for imports and exports reached US$ 29.191 billion, up 33.6%. Of the total, imports took up US$ 13.645 billion, an increase of 26.1%; exports were valued at US$ 15.546 billion, up 41.0%. Another 877 enterprises were empowered with export and import management license, the total number of such enterprises reached 2967. The foreign trade volume for exports increased in an all-around way: that of foreign-funded enterprises reached US$ 11.054 billion, up 47.7%; that of professional foreign trade companies US$ 1.656 billion, up 2.3%; that of the self-run enterprises US$ 2.836 billion, up 47.7%.

Foreign Investment
Foreign investment witnessed big-margin increase. In the year, the total newly approved FDI projects numbered 811. The contractual volume of overseas investment and the actually paid-in registered overseas capital during the year were US$ 7.839 billion and US$ 2.517 billion, up 20.3% and 20.1%. According to the confirmation from the Ministry of Commerce, the actually paid-in registered overseas capital reached US$ 2.01 billion. The number of the newly approved projects with an investment of over US$ 10 million each reached 449, the contractual volume of overseas investment for such projects stood at US$ 7.645 billion, accounting for 97.5% of the city¡¯s total. Service trade utilized foreign capital at a rapid speed, contractual volume of overseas investment was US$ 1.534 billion, up 46.3%, accounting for 19.6% of the city¡¯s total.

Labor Service Cooperation
Economic cooperation with the outside world witnessed steady development. In the year, the volume of the contracts signed with foreign countries for the provision of labor services and for the undertaking of engineering projects reached US$ 0.171 billion, an increase of 38.9%. The completed business volume reached US$ 0.16 billion, up by 32.3%. By the end of the year, there were 1,139 persons still working overseas, an increase of 11.8%. In this year, 4 enterprises were granted with overseas labor contract management rights by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, bringing the total number of such enterprises to 21.

Self-Employed and Private Businesses
Self-employed and private businesses achieved great progress at a steady pace. They kept a momentum of strong growth and became one of the pillars of the city¡¯s economic development. There were a total of 207,400 such businesses in the city, an increase of 21%, with 1.1099 million employees, up 28.2%, and 115.084 billion RMB of registered capital, up 30.2%. They created 121.039 billion RMB of added value, accounting for 43.2% of the city¡¯s total. They generated 360.218 billion RMB of total industrial output value, and turned over 10.804 billion RMB of taxes. In this year, a total of 49.591 billion RMB was invested in fixed assets of the sector, up 40.8%.

Finance and Insurance
Financial institutions saw a speedup in loan provision and deposits. By the end of the year, the total balance of deposits of all kinds operated by various financial institutions was 322.239 billion RMB, up by 22.1%, that of loans and credits 218.341 billion RMB, up 21.0%. Of the total balance of deposits, 114.037 billion RMB was from enterprises, and 141.015 billion RMB from urban and rural residents, up 14.4% and 21.5% respectively. Of the loans, 130.224 billion RMB fell into the category of short-term loans, up 12.1%, while 52.661 billion RMB was medium and long-term loans, up 23.9%. Of the medium and long-term loans, 17.650 billion RMB was individual consumption loans, up 16.1%. Banks¡¯ cash draw-in totaled 786.317 billion RMB, up 16.5%, while their draw-out stood at 798.422 billion RMB, up 16.6%. The net amount of cash put into circulation in the year totaled 12.105 billion RMB.
The insurance sector saw a slower development. The total premium and deposit volume in the year was 5.762 billion RMB, down 3.8%. Of the total, the premium income of property insurance was 1.471 billion RMB, up 12.1% over the previous year, while the premium income of life insurance was 4.291 billion RMB, down 8.2%. The total volume of indemnity paid out was 0.927 billion RMB, up 8.2%. The insurance settlement reached 0.689 billion RMB, down 23.1%.

Real Estate
Real estate saw a steady development. In the year, the sector realized a total added value of 10.1 billion RMB and a total investment of 22.774 billion RMB in real estate development, increasing by 16.0% and 16.4% respectively. The construction area of housing for sale covered 19.4027 million ©O, up by 25.3% and the completed area was 6.8977 million©O, up 42.7%. The real estate had a healthy development. The sales volume of commercial houses reached 12.903 billion RMB, up 24.2%.

Tourism
With the further improvement of tourism facilities, both the number of tourists and generated income saw big growth. The city received a total of 658,700 person times of overseas visitors including tourists and visitors with various purposes, representing an increase of 22.1% over the previous year. The total number of domestic visitors reached 26.375 million person times, up 19.8% over the previous year. The sector generated an income of 30.16 billion RMB, up 31.3%. Of the total, the foreign exchange earned reached US$ 0.263 billion. There were 26 scenic attractions, each visited by over 100,000 tourists annually. Of the 26 sites, 7 were certified as national 4A grade sites, 6 as 3A grade ones, 8 as 2A grade ones. By the end of the year, the city had 72 star-rated hotels, including 4 five-star and 17 four-star ones.

Investment in Fixed Assets
Investment in fixed assets increased at a steady pace with investment structure further improved. The total fixed assets investment in the city was 133.604 billion RMB, an increase of 19.9% over the previous year. Of the total figure, the proportions taken by the above-scale enterprises reached 131.147 billion RMB, an increase of 22.3%. In terms of types of project, construction projects and equipment purchases received more investment, which accounted for 65.629 billion RMB and 43.280 billion RMB respectively. In terms of types of industry, the primary industry received an investment of 0.243 billion RMB, the secondary industry, 79.104 billion RMB, and the tertiary industry, 54.256 billion RMB. In terms of types of ownership, the state-owned sector accounted for 19.548 billion RMB, while three kinds of foreign-invested sectors and other kinds of sectors accounted for 29.848 billion RMB, 84.208 billion RMB, respectively. Infrastructure construction took up 25.45 billion RMB, up 0.1%. A total of 3,735 projects (without real estate projects), the investment of each of which reached over 500,000 RMB, were completed and went into operation, accounting for 78.9%. The newly added value of the city¡¯s fixed assets was 105.36 billion RMB with a project inauguration rate of 78.9%.

Market Price
Market price saw an increase. In 2005, the consumer price index (CPI) for the city residents was 102.0. The overall price levels increased 2.0% over the previous year. Of them, prices for service items raised 1.6% while those for consumer commodities registered an increase of 2.1%. In the 8 categories of consumer prices listed in the statistics, 7 witnessed price rise, which were food-stuff (up 3.3%), tobacco, alcohol and related products (up 0.9%), clothing (up 0.4%), daily utensils and maintenance (up 0.6%), health care and personal articles (up 0.3%), entertainment, education and cultural products and services (up 0.9%), housing-related products (up 6.9%), while transportation and telecommunication saw a 1.2% of decrease in price.
Factory prices for industrial goods witnessed a steady rise. In 2005, the general factory price index for industrial products was 101.9, up 1.9% over the previous year. According to survey data, the prices for light industrial goods, heavy industrial goods, production means, living means had a steady increasing momentum, up by 0.8%, 3.1%, 2.0% and 1.1% respectively. Of the 33 industrial categories listed in the statistics, 24 categories registered rises in their factory prices, accounting for 72.7% of the total, a percentage that was 3.1 percentage points lower than the previous year. The price increase rate of the products of 5 hot industrial categories decreased all by a large margin compared with the previous year. Of these, petroleum, coking and nuclear fuel processing decreased 7.1 percentage points, raw chemical materials and chemical products manufacture, down 4.5 percentage points, chemical fiber manufacture, down 3.1 percentage points, ferrous metals smelting and processing, down 25.7 percentage points, and non-ferrous metals smelting and processing, down 20.2 percentage points.

¢ò Social Undertakings

Science and Technology
Science and technology strength was further enhanced. By the end of the year, the city had a contingent of 336,300 specialized personnel with various qualifications. There were altogether 14 provincial and national engineering technical research centers, while there were 20 municipal engineering technical research institutions. There were 7 provincial and national service centers for innovating undertakings in science and technology, while there were 10 such municipal service centers. 120 more provincial private hi-tech enterprises were set up, as a result the total number of such enterprise stood at 759. The technology contracts value reached 3.941 billion RMB.
Hi-tech industries achieved high-speed development. The added value of hi-tech industries accounted for 33.35% of the total generated by the city¡¯s above-scale enterprises, 3.04 percentage points more than the previous year. The total number of provincial hi-tech enterprises reached 697, of which 91 were at national level.
Patent applications saw continuous growth in number. The 10,000-people training program on intellectual property rights was carried out in an all-around way. The personnel who had been trained under the program reached over 4,600 person times. 5,621 patent applications were submitted, a number that was first listed in the second place in Jiangsu Province, or an increase of 71.4%, while 2,095 applications were approved, up 52.8%.
Scientific and technological innovation achieved great results. In 2005, Wuxi got listed in the ¡°National Innovation Trial Cities of the Torch Program¡±. Wuxi International Technology Cooperation Park was designated as the only provincial international technology cooperation demonstration base and the only provincial-level intellectual property park in Jiangsu Province. 12 technological indexes ranked 1st in the whole province: 0.185 billion RMB of funding from the state and Jiangsu government departments concerned for scientific and technological research, 30 National Innovation Fund projects, 20.35 million RMB of the National Innovation Fund, 61 projects of the National Torch Program, 19 newly setup state high-tech enterprises, 37.96 million RMB of funding from the state ¡°863 Program¡±, indexes of technological progress environment and technological promotion of sustainable development, 155 provincial technology projects and 135.09 million RMB of provincial technology funding, 0.1 billion RMB from Jiangsu Province funding for the application of scientific and technological research fruits, 89 projects of the provincial Torch Program, 108 newly setup provincial high-tech enterprises, and 11 newly setup knowledge and technology intensive enterprises.

Education
Education of all kinds and at all levels achieved further development. By the end of the year, the total number of education institutions of all kinds and at all levels stood at 644. The total number of students stood at 821,000, increasing by 20,800 over the previous year. Of the total, 78,000 students were in 4-year colleges, 16,700 more than the previous year; 79,300 in polytechnics, 15,500 more than the previous year; 384,00 in technical schools, 6,500 more than the previous year; 19,600 in vocational schools, 500 more than the previous year; 286,800 in normal high schools, decreasing by 13,400 and 317,700 in primary schools, 5000 less than the previous year. The entrance rate of primary and junior middle school students both maintained at 100%. 100% primary school students and over 99.2% junior middle school students completed their study. The entrance rate for the blind, deaf and retarded children stood at over 99%. 96.86% of the junior middle school graduates went on further to senior middle schools. 19.7 in every 10,000 students passed the enrollment line for 4-year full-time university study in the entrance examination with the overall enrollment rate to higher learning institutions standing at 87%. The gross enrollment rate of the higher education was 51.42%. Educational modernization was further accelerated. 100% of the central primary schools and those above the central level were equipped with wide-band connection to the city¡¯s education web. In the year, 39 internal school networks were newly built. 85% of the school network projects for compulsory education reached the standard. 95% of senior middle schools built networks. Over 8,300 computers were added in the city¡¯s schools, the ratio between the number of teachers/students and computers in the schools was 10:1. The coverage of excellent educational resources was constantly expanded with a new addition of 13 provincial experimental kindergartens, 12 provincial experimental primary schools, 18 municipal experimental primary schools, 13 provincial exemplary junior middle schools, 4 provincial two-star senior middle schools, 4 three-star and 1 four-star. Meanwhile, another 15 kindergartens and 12 primary schools passed the provincial assessment and acceptance check for provincial experimental kindergartens and primary schools. Also, another 19 junior middle schools and 3 senior middle schools passed the provincial assessment and acceptance check for provincial exemplary junior middle schools and provincial three-star or four-star normal high schools respectively. In 2005, Wuxi pressed forward the program to expand vocational education. Secondary vocational schools in the city recruited some 51,500 students, up 33% over the previous year; the total number of the students in such schools reached 0.137 million, a number that was 23,000 more than the previous year, or up 20%.

Cultural Undertakings
Cultural undertakings presented a colorful and diversified scene. In 2005, Wuxi successfully played host to a series of cultural events including: ¡°the Tai Lake International Folk Music Exhibition¡±, ¡°the Vitality Wuxi Carnival Parade¡±, ¡°the Happy China Tour Performances¡±. 62 square performances such as ¡°Emotion Weekend¡± performance were conducted and 134 welfare shows were staged. What¡¯s more, the city presented the concert of the famous French pianist Richard Claydeman, also,71 arts troupes of high artistic excellence such as Sweden Steel Pipe Troupe presented 161 performances. The folk dance play ¡°the Red River Valley¡± was listed among the national top 10 excellent plays. The construction of performing art troupes and cultural facilities witnessed steady development. By the end of the year, there were altogether 11 specialized professional performing art troupes in the city, 9 art galleries and cultural centers, 85 cultural stations, 9 public libraries and 5 museums and memorials.
Radio and TV transmission saw vigorous development. Wuxi People¡¯s Broadcasting Station operated 8 frequencies, broadcasting 152 hours of programs daily. Wuxi TV station had 9 channels, transmitting 1235.7 hours weekly. Subscribers of Wuxi Cable TV amounted to 1,191,500 households, with TV and radio coverage rates both reaching 100%.

Health Care
Health care facilities continued to improve. There were 1,815 medical institutions of various kinds, among which were 34 comprehensive hospitals, 19 specialized hospitals, 6 Chinese and Chinese western medicial combined hospitals, 114 township clinics and 5 rehabilitation homes. The total number of medical workers was 23,000, including 10,000 licensed medical doctors. The total number of beds for patient treatment was 20,000, of which 19,000 were in the hospitals. Every 10,000 people possessed 51 medical workers, including 22 doctors and 17 nurses, while every 10,000 people possessed 45 medical treatment beds.
Medical level was further raised. The volume of diagnoses and treatment done by hospitals at different levels reached 19 million person times, up by 7.5% over the previous year. The total number of inpatients received by the hospitals at all levels was 535,000 person times, up 6.4% over the previous year. Of such inpatients, 97% were either cured or achieved improvements when discharged from hospital. The occupancy rate of hospital beds was 87%. New results were achieved in medical research. The city won 55 provincial awards for introducing new technologies, including 5 at the first class level, and 50 at the second class. Assessments on 45 scientific research projects were completed, among which 5 were at the provincial level.

Sports
Mass sports activities were carried out in various forms. A series of sport events for all were undertaken by the city such as ¡°the 7th Wuxi Exercise for All Festival and the 10th Exercise Week for ALL¡±, the activity with the theme of ¡°Getting Fit through Half an Hour Exercise a Day¡± and ¡°the Walking Race to Greet the 10th National Games¡±. The ¡°8-one Project¡± achieved satisfactory results. Over 70% of the city¡¯s towns and over 90% of the communities matched the requirements of the ¡°8-one Project¡±. In 2005, the city undertook construction of 5 projects for mass keep-fit activities and 111 exercise spots, adding 60,000©O of new exercise space. 46% of the total population in this city took part in exercising. 100% of the city¡¯s schools at different levels and of different kinds continued to apply the ¡°National Physical Exercise Standard¡± in physical education with 99% of the students both in primary and senior high schools taking part in the program.
Athletic sports achieved new glories. The city worked hard to make preparation for the 10th National Games. The city actively trained and contributed excellent reserves. As a result, in the year, the city contributed 16 athletes to the provincial teenage sports school. 845 athletes in the city participated in 29 provincial youth and teenage contests, winning 93 gold medals and hitting a total score of 3363.75, respectively ranking the 4th in the whole province. Athletes from the city also won 9 gold, 6 sliver and 5 bronze medals in the national youth and teenage contests of various kinds.
Commercial operation on sport events gained steady development. The city successfully hosted 6 contests of ¡°the 10th National Games¡±, receiving overwhelming appraise from all walks of life. In the year, it also hosted all kinds of 185 competitions in 28 events, among which there were 2 international events, 6 national events. The sales volume of sports lotteries reached 0.249 billion RMB.
Sports facilities made remarkable improvement. The city hosted 61 events in the Wuxi Sports Center¡¯s new stadium. In addition, a natatorium, a tennis stadium, a comprehensive training center and a keep-fit central park project were fully completed.

¢ó Urban Construction

Urban Planning and Management
Key projects were forcefully carried out. The construction of the city¡¯s mainlines composed of ¡°six vertical and two horizontal lines¡± progressed successfully: New 312 Highway, East Gaolang Road, Wuai Road, Fengbin Road and Jincheng Overpass were completed for traffic. 100 small lanes were rebuilt and 139 kilometers of rural roads were completed. Within the year, the city built or improved 47 kilometers of roads, covering an area of 1340,000©O. It also built or rebuilt 52 bridges, small and large. The constructed urban areas reached 193 km2, resulting from continued expansion.
Public Utilities
Public utilities were further improved. 5 bus routes were newly opened, and 13 were extended or optimized. 181 buses were newly bought or refurbished, 100 bus stations(shelters) were newly added. Urban households using pipeline gas as fuel totaled 267,000, of which 157,000 urban households used natural gas; those using liquefied petroleum gas reached 464,000. The gas user coverage rate was 95%. Daily water supply capacity stood at 1.456 million tons, with actual total volume of water supply reaching 239.90 million tons. The total consumption of electricity in the city reached 33.705 billion kw/hour, up 16.4% over the previous year. Of the total, industrial and urban/rural household consumption were 28.655 billion kw/hour and 2.471 billion kw/hour, up 16.0% and 21.7% respectively.
Environmental Protection and Treatment
Urban environmental quality was further improved. In the year, the number of the days with atmosphere quality above fine level accounted for 88.5% of the total. 100% of the sources for drinking water reached relevant standards, while over 96% of industrial wastewater met the set standard for discharge. In the city, 6 environment monitoring stations at various levels and 9 soot and dust control zones were established, covering an area of 413.2 km2. 9 zones met all the noise reduction standards, covering an area of 353.3 km2.

Urban Vegetation
Work on urban vegetation was further reinforced with 1,051 hectares green coverage newly added within the year. By the end of the year, there was 2,308 hectares of afforested areas in the city¡¯s open public space. The per capita vegetation in public space was 10.1 m2, and the green coverage rate within the constructed urban areas was 40%.

¢ô. People¡¯s Livelihood

Population
Population scale expanded in an orderly way. According to the statistics from the Public Security Bureau, by the end of 2005, the registered population in the city stood at 4.5284 million. Birth rate was 7.36¡ë, while the death rate was 6.69¡ë. The natural population growth rate was 0.67¡ë.

Employment
Work on employment and reemployment received tangible progress. A total of 145,000 person times of people in the city were newly employed, among whom were 51,600 urban unemployed workers. The net increase of new job opportunities was 107,000. 19,200 laid-off workers holding ¡°Reemployment Priority Card¡± were offered with new jobs, among whom 13,200 were within the age range of 40 for female and 50 for male. The overall reemployment rate for laid-off workers stood at 60%. The registered unemployment rate was 3.27% with 39,200 urban residents registering as unemployed at the end of the year.

Income and Housing
Incomes for residents were on the steady growth. The average annual salary for urban workers employed by collective organizations or above was 25,602 RMB, up by 15.7% over the previous year, while the urban residents¡¯ per capita disposable income was 16,005 RMB, up by 17.8%. The per capita net income for farmers was 8,004 RMB, an increase of 12.5%. Every 100 urban households in the city possessed 177 color TVs, 100 refrigerators, 160 air conditioners, 62 PCs, 3 video cameras and 144 mobile phones, while every 100 rural households had 152 color TVs, 81 refrigerators, 99 wash machines and 109 air conditioners, 162 mobile phones and 19PCs. People¡¯s housing conditions were further improved. According to a sample survey, the per-capita share of living space for the urban residents reached 30.3©O, while that for rural residents amounted to 56.4 ©O.The per-capita bank deposit in RMB and foreign currencies by urban and rural residents was equivalent to 32,056 RMB, an increase of 4,980 RMB over the previous year.
Social Security
The social security system was further improved with further expansion in its coverage rate. The number of the people who participated in the basic pension insurance system and the number in basic medical care insurance system exceed 1 million respectively. In the year, 280,600 more people were asked to participate in the basic pension insurance system for corporate employees by the requirements of the government, as a result, the total number of the people who actually participated in such system reached 1.28 million, 191,900 more than the previous year. The total number of the people who participated in the basic medical care insurance reached 1.5082 million, 234,500 more than the previous year. In addition, 908,000 people got involved in unemployment insurance, 76,000 more than the previous year. By the end of the year, 19,700 people received unemployment insurance payment. 852,200 people were covered by insurance on job-related injuries and 821,600 were covered by insurance on birth-giving. Socialized service rate for the payment of pensions to corporate retirees reached 100%.
Social Welfare
The welfare undertakings of the city witnessed steady development. There were in the city 12,000 beds in different kinds of welfare institutions, where 8,383 people were taken in. 5,684 community service facilities of various types were established in the urban areas. 71,647 urban and rural people received the minimum income relief, while 79.4484 million RMB was put into use as urban and rural minimum income relief. 198,800 people were prioritized with special care. A total of 17.5792 million RMB was received as social donations within the year.
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Notes:
1. The figures of GDP and the added value of each sector in the statistics are calculated according to current prices, while their growth rates are calculated according to comparable prices.