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Sichuan's GDP Grows 5.6% Year-on-year in First Half of the Year

On July 17, News Office of the provincial government's held a press conference on the economic performance of Sichuan in the first half of 2025 at the Sichuan Press Center. Data released at the conference showed that the province's economy maintained steady growth in the first half of the year. Sichuan's GDP reached 3.19182 trillion yuan ($439.6 billion) in the first six months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 5.6 percent at constant prices. By sector, the added value of the primary industry was 196.33 billion yuan, up 3.2 percent year-on-year; that of the secondary industry was 1.11115 trillion yuan, up 5.3 percent; and that of the tertiary industry was 1.88434 trillion yuan, up 6.0 percent.

Neijiang High-Tech Zone Builds Semiconductor Industrial Chain Through Chain Investment

Since the beginning of this year, Neijiang High-tech Zone has focused on "chain development", and has continued to promote the extension, supplement and strengthening of the industrial chain of the "2+1" leading industries of electronic information, intelligent manufacturing and digital economy through innovative models such as fund investment and platform investment, so as to accelerate its integration into the trillion-level electronic information industry cluster in Chengdu-Chongqing region. In the first half of this year, Neijiang High-tech Zone signed 15 new industrial projects in semiconductors, artificial intelligence and other industries, with a total investment of more than 5.5 billion yuan. The ecological closed loop of the industrial chain is increasingly improving, and the kinetic energy for high-quality development of the regional economy is strong.

J&T Express' Southern Sichuan Transfer Center Project Lands in Zigong

On July 17, the signing ceremony of J&T Express' southern Sichuan transfer center project was held in Zigong. With a total investment of 250 million yuan and covering an area of about 150 mu (10 hectares), the project will build modern logistics facilities such as an intelligent sorting center, warehousing and distribution center, and e-commerce cloud warehouse. The project will build first-class infrastructure such as an intelligent transfer center, intelligent warehousing facilities, and a comprehensive office building, and apply advanced technologies such as intelligent sensing, cloud computing, and unmanned logistics. After completion and operation, the project will create more than 1,000 jobs.

Xichong Achieves Remarkable Results in Industrial Project Investment from January to May

From January to May this year, the growth rate of industrial investment and manufacturing investment reached 58.2&and 59.2% respectively; six of the 17 newly signed projects have been put into production, 13 new projects have started construction, and the rental rate of standardized factory buildings has reached 100 percent... Xichong county has achieved remarkable results in industrial project investment from January to May. Behind these impressive figures is the county's in-depth implementation of the new industrialization campaign, its all-out efforts to attract investment and strengthen guarantees, and its concerted efforts to promote the accelerated growth of advantageous industrial clusters.