ZHENGZHOU, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — The gross domestic product (GDP) of central China\’s Henan Province increased 4.1 percent year on year to 5.91 trillion yuan (about 832.23 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, according to a provincial government press conference.
In 2023, Henan\’s economic growth showed a positive and steady trend, and new pillar industries became the main driving force of economic development, said Zhu Ming, secretary general of the provincial government.
The province\’s value-added industrial output from enterprises above designated size in strategic emerging industries and high-tech manufacturing industries expanded 10.3 percent and 11.7 percent year on year, respectively. Meanwhile, the added value of its next-generation IT industry grew 16.5 percent year on year in 2023.
By the end of 2023, the province had 172 state-level innovation platforms, 12,000 high-tech enterprises, and 26,000 technology-based small- and medium-sized enterprises, according to the press conference.