Wei Zi Silver Medal

? These two cities are located in western Guangdong, both of which belong to the level of GDP of about 300 billion, and their economies are similar. Two brothers are often compared, so who is stronger and who is weaker?

Zhanjiang is located at the intersection of Guangdong, Qiong and Guangxi provinces (regions). It is the sub-central city of Guangdong Province, the central city of western Guangdong and Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration, and the first batch of "One Belt, One Road" maritime cooperation fulcrum cities. Zhanjiang enjoys a superior geographical position, which is the main seaport for China's southwestern provinces to go abroad, and the shortest important port for Chinese mainland to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania. As of 20 19, Zhanjiang has four municipal districts, two counties and three county-level cities. The municipal government is located in Chikan District, with a permanent population of 7.36 million in Zhanjiang.

? Maoming City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, and it is a city with relatively developed agricultural economy in Guangdong Province. "Three-high agriculture" is developing vigorously. Litchi, banana, longan and other "Lingnan good fruits" are well-known at home and abroad. China is a fruit production base and a well-known aquaculture site. It is also the "Tilapia Capital of China". Maoming is a city with strong economic strength in eastern and western Guangdong. At the same time, Maoming is the largest petrochemical base in southern China, an important petrochemical production and export base in southern China, and an energy base in Guangdong. As of 20 19, the permanent population of Maoming is 64 10000.

I. Gross domestic product

? In terms of GDP, Zhanjiang's GDP in 20 19 was 306.472 billion yuan, up by 4.0%, and its per capita GDP was 41720 yuan. Maoming's GDP in 20 19 was 325.234 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3% over the previous year. Per capita GDP is 51119 yuan. From the perspective of per capita and total growth rate, Maoming's performance is slightly better than Zhanjiang's.

Two. fixed-asset investment

Investing in Maoming, the investment in fixed assets grew negatively in 20 19 years. Maoming's annual investment in fixed assets decreased by 7. 1% compared with the previous year. In terms of industries, the investment in the primary industry decreased by 45.9% over the previous year; Investment in the secondary industry fell by 6.4%; Investment in the tertiary industry fell by 6.0%.

? Among fixed assets investment in Zhanjiang, investment in primary industry decreased by 54.2% over the previous year; Investment in the secondary industry fell by 4.5%; Investment in the tertiary industry increased by 0.3%. Annual investment in fixed assets decreased by 2.3% compared with the previous year. By comparison, we can find that Zhanjiang's investment attraction is relatively low, and its stamina is relatively sufficient, while Maoming, the primary industry, performs better.

? Third, domestic trade consumption.

In 20 19, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in Maoming was 166736 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2% over the previous year. Geographically, the retail sales of urban consumer goods11843.3 billion yuan, an increase of 8.0%; The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 48.303 billion yuan, up by 8.7%. In terms of industries, the retail sales of commodities152.676 billion yuan, an increase of 8.3%; The catering revenue was 654.38+0.406 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9%.

The total retail sales of social consumer goods in Zhanjiang City was183.95 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year. According to business location, the retail sales of urban consumer goods148.92 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%; The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 35.03 billion yuan, up by 9.5%. By consumption type, retail sales of commodities163.23 billion yuan, up by 8.5%; The catering revenue was 20.72 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4%.

In terms of consumption, the total consumption of Zhanjiang is higher than that of Maoming, and the consumption growth rate is higher, but the gap between urban and rural consumption is large, and Maoming will be relatively balanced. In addition, Zhanjiang has a larger population than Maoming, so its consumption potential is relatively stronger.

Fourth, foreign economy?

Maoming's total annual import and export volume was 654.38+09.64 billion yuan, up 29.4% over the previous year. Among them, exports were 654.38+0.706 billion yuan, an increase of 34.0%; Imports reached 2.58 billion yuan, up by 5.7%. The difference between import and export (export minus import) was 654.38+04.48 billion yuan, up by 40.7% over the previous year.

In the whole year, 37 new foreign direct investment projects were signed, down by 91.4% compared with the previous year; The contracted foreign investment amounted to 487 million yuan, down 79.4%. The amount of foreign capital actually utilized was 654.38 billion yuan, up by 5.7%.

Zhanjiang's total foreign trade import and export volume was 465.438+38.4 billion yuan, up 9.7% over the previous year. Among them, the total export value was 20.938 billion yuan, an increase of 2.2%; The total import value was 20.446 billion yuan, up by 18.6%.

From the perspective of trade mode, general trade exports16.539 billion yuan, down 3.3%, accounting for 79% of the city's total foreign trade exports; The export of processing trade was 210.90 billion yuan, an increase of 70.4%.

In the whole year, 20 foreign investment projects were signed, down by 86.5% over the previous year; The contracted foreign investment amounted to 763.39 million US dollars, down by 8.3%; The amount of foreign capital actually utilized was US$ 235.77 million, up by 238%.

From the perspective of foreign economy, Zhanjiang has a solid foundation, and its import and export trade volume is much higher than Maoming's. In addition, Hainan Free Trade Port, which is about to be built, has greater potential in foreign trade. However, from the perspective of growth rate, Maoming is catching up with a high-speed state. At present, Zhanjiang has an advantage.

? Comparing the situation of the two cities in terms of GDP, investment, consumption, import and export, etc., overall, the gap between the two cities is not big, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Maoming has advantages in the balance of primary industry and county economy, while Zhanjiang has advantages in investment, foreign trade and secondary and tertiary industries. Generally speaking, Zhanjiang may have a slight advantage at present.