On March 16, the National Bureau of Statistics released relevant data from January to February. The national economy has withstood the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, among which high-tech products have enjoyed a good momentum of growth, telecommunications and Internet software industry business activity indexes have risen, and communication prices decline.

In the first two months of the year, facing the sudden outbreak of new crown pneumonia, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, all regions and departments coordinated the advancement of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and made every effort to improve the overall prevention and control of the epidemic. The battle blocked the battle and achieved important results in stages. Under the action of various policies and measures, the resumption of production and production of enterprises has accelerated, the order of production and living has gradually recovered, the national economy has achieved an orderly operation, and basic livelihood has been effectively guaranteed.

From January to February, the value added of industries above designated size fell by 13.5% year-on-year. However, among them, high-tech products are growing well. The output of smart watches, smart bracelets, semiconductor discrete devices and integrated circuits has increased by 119.7%, 45.1%, 31.4% and 8.5%, respectively.

In February, the service industry business activity index was 30.1%, of which the telecommunications and Internet software industry business activity indexes were 43.3% and 41.4%, which were 13.2 and 11.3 percentage points higher than the service business activity index, respectively, which was significantly better than the overall level of the service industry.

From January to February, the national consumer price rose by 5.3% year-on-year. However, by category, traffic and communications fell by 0.4%.

According to the analysis of the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to February, the epidemic of new crown pneumonia brought a greater impact on economic operations. However, in a comprehensive view, the impact of the epidemic is short-term, external, and controllable. At present, the spread of the epidemic has been basically curbed, and the prevention and control situation is gradually improving. China's basic livelihood security is strong, the overall social situation remains stable, and the fundamentals and internal upward trend of the long-term economic improvement have not changed. In the next stage, we must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping's new era of socialist characteristics with Chinese characteristics, thoroughly implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and coordinate the advancement of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development work. In order to promote the resumption of work and production in an orderly manner, the division, classification, and division of time will realize the orderly flow of people, property, organic connection of production, supply, and sales, and the effective integration of domestic and foreign trade. At the minimum, we will work hard to restore normal economic and social order and promote stable and healthy economic development.