Work review in 2009

- China's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 33.5 trillion yuan, up 8.7 percent from a year earlier.

- Fiscal revenue was 6.85 trillion yuan, up 11.7 percent year on year.

- Grain production was 531 million tonnes, a new record and increasing for the sixth consecutive year.

- A total of 11.02 million job opportunities were created for urban residents.

- The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 17,175 yuan, up 9.8 percent in real terms, while the net per capita income of rural residents was 5,153 yuan, rising 8.5 percent in real terms.

- The central government's public investment was 924.3 billion yuan, 503.8 billion yuan more than in the previous year's budget.

- The government invested 654.5 billion yuan to support the post-Wenchuan earthquake recovery and reconstruction work.

- The central government used 725.3 billion yuan to support agriculture, rural areas and farmers, an increase of 21.8 percent.

- A total of 20 billion yuan was provided to support 4,441 technological upgrading projects.

- Last year imports and exports totaled 2.2 trillion U.S. dollars.

- Actual utilized foreign direct investment amounted to 90 billion U.S. dollars for the entire year.

- The central government spent 127.7 billion yuan on medical and health care, an increase of 49.5 percent.

Main tasks for 2010

- GDP will grow around 8 percent, while the increase of CPI will be held around 3 percent and the urban registered unemployment rate will be held under 4.6 percent.

- The government will budget a deficit of 1.05 trillion yuan, consisting of 850 billion yuan in central government deficit and 200 billion yuan in local government bonds.

- The government will increase the broad money supply, or M2, by around 17 percent and grant an approximate of 7.5 trillion yuan in new renminbi-denominated loans.

- The central government will allocate 10.6 billion yuan to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

- The central government will allocate 133.5 billion yuan to subsidize agricultural production, 6.04 billion yuan more than the year before.

- The central government plans to allocate 818.3 billion yuan for agriculture, farmers, and rural areas, an increase of 93 billion yuan over last year.

- The central government will allocate 43.3 billion yuan to stimulate employment.

- A total of 63.2 billion yuan will be channeled for low-income housing, an increase of 8.1 billion yuan over last year.

(Xinhua News Agency March 5, 2010)