Economy

Jining in East China's Shandong province saw added value of industries above designated size increased by 10.2 percent year-on-year from January to November 2023.

Its fixed asset investment increased by 7.1 percent, driven significantly by large projects. The number of projects with planned investment above 1 billion yuan ($140.14 million) in the city was 247, up 6.9 percent year-on-year.

The service industry in the city also grew steadily. From January to October 2023, the service industry above designated size achieved an operating income of 43.93 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9 percent. The supporting role of the modern logistics industry was obvious, with the operating income of the transportation, warehousing and postal industries above designated size increasing by 10.4 percent.

Market demand continued to improve. From January to November 2023, retail sales of consumer goods increased by 10.4 percent.

Activity in the financial market remained steady. As of the end of November, domestic and foreign currency deposits of financial institutions totaled 85.93 billion yuan, an increase of 52.33 billion yuan from the beginning of 2023. The balance of domestic and foreign currency loans of financial institutions was 72.77 billion yuan, an increase of 86.66 billion yuan or 12.4 percent from the beginning of the year. 

Resource

Jining is an important resource city with 44 coal mines, accounting for more than a half of Shandong's total and an annual coal output of 75 million metric tons.

Jining ranks second nationally in terms of rare earth reserves. By 2025, Jining is expected to have a total installed and under-construction capacity of renewable energy generation, reaching approximately 8 million kilowatts. This would account for around 37 percent of the city's total power generation capacity. Additionally, the new energy generation is projected to reach 8 billion kilowatt-hours.

Nansi Lake is the largest freshwater lake in North China covering 1,266 square kilometer.

Jining is also an important national agricultural base for oil, grain, cotton and characteristic agricultural products.

The Grand Canal Bridge in Jining. [Photo/VCG]