JINAN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The gross domestic product (GDP) of east China's Shandong Province in 2021 surpassed 8 trillion yuan (about 126 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time, up 8.3 percent year on year when calculated at comparable prices.
The total yield of vegetables last year in Shandong was 88 million tonnes, ranking first in the country, Cui Jianhai, spokesperson of the Shandong provincial government, told a press conference on Wednesday.
Cui also noted that the added value of the high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 18.5 percent in 2021, and the total profits of major industries reached 514.7 billion yuan from January to November, a year-on-year increase of 36.3 percent.
The province saw its foreign trade surge 32.4 percent year on year to 2.93 trillion yuan in 2021, with exports and imports hitting 1.76 trillion yuan and 1.17 trillion yuan, respectively. ■
