NANCHANG, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- East China's Jiangxi Province reported an estimated 8.5-percent year-on-year growth of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, according to the ongoing annual session of the provincial people's congress.
The fixed-assets investment increased by more than 9 percent last year, while the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 11 percent.
In addition, the value-added industrial output in Jiangxi increased by about 8.6 percent year on year in 2019. The added value of the high-tech industry and the strategic emerging industry accounted for 36.1 percent and 21.2 percent of the total, respectively.
The province has over 5,000 high-tech enterprises.
Jiangxi is actively applying for the establishment of Jiangxi pilot free trade zone to facilitate foreign investment and promote opening up.
