--Lu Haiqi, Director of the Institute of Statistical Sciences of the National Bureau of Statistics, interprets the 2023 New Driving Energy Index of my country's Economic Development

New driving forces for economic development play an important role in expanding domestic demand, accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system, and promoting high-quality development. In 2023, as the economy recovers and is driven by a series of policies and measures, my country's economic vitality will continue to increase, scientific and technological innovation will continue to advance, new industries, new business formats and new models will continue to grow and develop, and new momentum for economic development will continue to increase.

1. The new momentum index of economic development in 2023 will increase by 19.5% over the previous year

In order to more objectively and accurately reflect the changing trend and development process of my country's new economic momentum, the Institute of Statistical Science of the National Bureau of Statistics revised the original compilation method of the new economic development momentum index, and calculated the 2023 index based on 2022. The results show that the new momentum index of my country's economic development in 2023 will be 119.5, an increase of 19.5% over the previous year. New momentum with new industries, new business formats, and new models as the main content will continue to grow, economic vitality will improve, and innovation-driven development capabilities will continue to improve, the network economy has maintained rapid development, transformation and upgrading have achieved remarkable results, and new momentum for economic development continues to grow, helping to advance high-quality development in a solid manner.

2. Effective release of market economic vitality

Accelerate the construction of the national unified market, clean up and abolish various regulations and practices that hinder the unified market and fair competition, and carry out special rectification in key areas. Business entities have increased rapidly, high-tech enterprises have continued to grow, investment structures have been continuously optimized, and market vitality has been enhanced. Calculations show that the economic vitality index in 2023 will be 114.5, an increase of 14.5% over the previous year. Throughout the year, 32.73 million new business entities were established, an increase of 12.6% over the previous year, and the number of high-tech enterprises reached 463,000; investment in high-tech industries increased by 10.3%, 7.3 percentage points faster than the total investment. Among them, investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech services increased by 9.9% and 11.4% respectively; the volume of express delivery services reached 132 billion pieces, an increase of 19.5%, providing guarantees for the development of the network economy and the promotion of new consumption.

3. The leading role of scientific and technological innovation is outstanding

The innovation-driven development strategy has been implemented in depth, the reform of the science and technology management system has been advanced in depth, high-level scientific and technological self-reliance has been accelerated, the national strategic scientific and technological strength has been strengthened, the construction of the national laboratory system has been vigorously promoted, key core technology research results have been fruitful, major scientific and technological achievements have continued to emerge, basic research and original innovation capabilities have continued to improve, the main position of enterprises in innovation has become more prominent, the cultivation of specialized, innovative "little giant" enterprises has been intensified, and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has been further strengthened. As a core element in developing new productive forces, scientific and technological innovation has become a key force in promoting the growth and growth of new driving forces for economic development. Calculations show that the innovation-driven index in 2023 will be 122.3, an increase of 22.3% over the previous year. National investment in research and experimental development (R & D) reached 3.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.1% over the previous year; a total of 12145 specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises have been cultivated; the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 population reached 11.8, an increase of 2.4 over the previous year; the volume of contracts in the technology market reached 6.1476 billion yuan, an increase of 28.6%.

4. The development advantages of the network economy continue to be consolidated

Promulgate the overall layout plan for the construction of Digital China, continue to promote the construction of digital infrastructure, deploy and build a national integrated computing network, vigorously promote the development and utilization of public data resources, launch and implement the three-year "Data Element ×" action, and promote the inclusive development of digital technology, solidly promote the integrated development of digital technology and the real economy, and continue to empower new drivers of economic development to grow. Estimates show that the network economic index will reach 122.1 in 2023, an increase of 22.1% over the previous year. As of the end of 2023, the number of mobile Internet users and fixed Internet broadband access users reached 1.52 billion and 640 million respectively, an increase of 4.0% and 7.9% respectively over the previous year; mobile Internet access traffic reached 301.47 billion GB, an increase of 15.2%; There are 3.377 million 5G base stations nationwide, accounting for 29.1% of the total number of mobile base stations, an increase of 7.8 percentage points over the previous year.

The strategy of expanding domestic demand has been implemented in depth, digital transformation applications have continued to be strengthened, new business formats and new business models represented by live streaming and goods have continued to develop rapidly, online consumption demand for outdoor scenarios and upgraded products has been strong, and consumption of information services such as telemedicine and digital entertainment has continued to grow rapidly. The e-commerce transaction volume in the consumer sector is growing well, the e-commerce transaction volume in the production sector is growing steadily, and the development potential of cross-border e-commerce has been further released, which has become a new driving force for the development of foreign trade. In 2023, the national online retail sales will be 15.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.0% over the previous year, and the growth rate will accelerate by 7.0 percentage points. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods will increase by 8.4%, and the growth rate will be 1.2 percentage points higher than the total retail sales of consumer goods; The scale of the e-commerce market has reached a new high, with the transaction volume of national e-commerce platforms reaching 46.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.4% over the previous year on a comparable basis; The total import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce was 2.38 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.6%, of which exports were 1.83 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.6%.

5. Transformation and upgrading have achieved positive results

Introduce measures to stabilize the operation of the industrial economy and support advanced manufacturing industries, and coordinate efforts to stabilize growth and promote upgrading. Implement "one chain, one policy" to maintain the safety and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain, and thoroughly implement industrial foundation reconstruction projects and major technical equipment research projects. Promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, consolidate the leading position of advantageous industries, cultivate and expand emerging industries, lay out future industries in an orderly manner, deeply integrate advanced manufacturing and modern service industries, make important progress in the construction of a modern industrial system, and the "three new things" have grown strongly. Green and low-carbon transformation is accelerating, promoting the continued growth of new industries and new business formats. Calculations show that the transformation and upgrading index in 2023 will be 116.3, an increase of 16.3% over the previous year. The added value of high-tech manufacturing accounted for 15.7% of the added value of industries above designated size; the proportion of enterprises with e-commerce transaction activities reached 13.6%, an increase of 3.3 percentage points over the previous year; non-fossil energy consumption accounted for total energy consumption. The proportion increased by 0.2 percentage points over the previous year. The total exports of the "three new" products such as electric manned vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar cells were 1.06 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.9%.