Industry structure has been optimizing with the secondary and tertiary
industries underpinning the economic development. Value-added of the
primary industry was 8.82 billion yuan, up three percent year-on-year,
value-added of the secondary industry hit nearly 256.47 billion yuan, up
12.1 percent year-on-year and value-added of the tertiary industry
topped 275.58 billion yuan, up ten percent year-on-year.
Shanghai is the largest industrial base in China. In China, there are 166 different kinds of industry of which 157 ones are in Shanghai. The
output of steels is in the first place of the iron and steel industry in
China. Oil and chemistry industries are developing in a high speed, and
now it includes more than 20 special fields. Shanghai Oil and Chemistry
Factory, which is in Hangzhou bay, can process 8 million tons' chemical
raw materials each year and now it becomes the biggest
polyester-producing base in China.
The car industry are formed the producing system which can approach the
international level. Dazhong Car Co Ltd.
can produce 200 thousand Shnaghai--- Santana cars each year. About the family equipment, fridge,
washing machine, air-conditioner and video are called the four major
ones. The communication equipment and electric station equipment are
developing now. Shanghai created satellite communication, optical fibre
communication, supercritical fire power generators and some other high
technical products.
Shipbuilding, machine, textile, instrument and some other traditional
industries are developing in the adjustment. Computer, biomedicine
project, micro-electron, laser skills and more high and new technical
industries are risen abruptly under the wave of open and reform policy.
Shanghai is the biggest commercial center in China; it emerges its enchanting bearing in the grand and smooth atmosphere.
Pudong is a piece of hoping land. The developing goal is working hard
for many years, build Pudong as an extroverted, multi-function and
modern area which can possess the leading level of the world. Pudong
will establish the base of changing Shanghai into one of the center of
international economy, finance and trade and the socialist modern city. A
new international airport opened in Pudong (East Shanghai) in 1999.
