? These two cities are both located in western Guangdong. Both are cities with a GDP of about 300 billion. Their economic sizes are similar. The two brothers are often compared. Which one is stronger and which one is weaker? Woolen cloth?
Zhanjiang is located at the intersection of Guangdong, Qiong, and Guangxi provinces (districts). It is the sub-central city of Guangdong Province, the central city of the western Guangdong and Beibu Gulf urban agglomerations, and the first batch of "Belt and Road" maritime cooperation fulcrums. City. Zhanjiang is strategically located and is the main outlet for the southwestern provinces of China to the outside world. It is also an important port with the shortest sea lanes from mainland China to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania. As of 2019, Zhanjiang City has jurisdiction over 4 municipal districts, 2 counties, and 3 county-level cities. The municipal government is located in Chikan District. Zhanjiang has a permanent population of 7.36 million.
? Maoming City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. Maoming City is a city with a relatively developed agricultural economy in Guangdong Province. "Three High Agriculture" is booming. "Lingnan Good Fruits" such as lychees, bananas, and longans are well-known at home and abroad. It is China's fruit production base and enjoys a high reputation for aquaculture. It is the "Tilapia Capital of China". Maoming is a city with strong economic strength in the east, west and north of Guangdong. At the same time, Maoming is the largest petrochemical base in southern China. It is an important petrochemical production and export base in southern China and the energy base of Guangdong Province. As of 2019, Maoming's permanent population is 6.41 million.
1. Gross Product
From the perspective of GDP, Zhanjiang achieved a GDP of 306.472 billion yuan in 2019, an increase of 4.0%, and a per capita regional GDP of 41,720 yuan. .Maoming City achieved a regional GDP of 325.234 billion yuan (preliminary calculation) in 2019, an increase of 4.3% over the previous year. The per capita regional GDP is 51,119 yuan. Maoming performed slightly better than Zhanjiang in terms of per capita and total growth rates.
2. Fixed asset investment
In terms of investment, Maoming’s fixed asset investment experienced negative growth in 2019. Maoming's annual fixed asset investment fell by 7.1% compared with the previous year. In terms of industries, investment in the primary industry dropped by 45.9% compared with the previous year; investment in the secondary industry dropped by 6.4%; and investment in the tertiary industry dropped by 6.0%.
?In Zhanjiang’s fixed asset investment, the investment in the primary industry dropped by 54.2% compared with the previous year; the investment in the secondary industry dropped by 4.5%; and the investment in the tertiary industry increased by 0.3%. Fixed asset investment for the whole year fell by 2.3% compared with the previous year. Through comparison, it can be found that Zhanjiang's decline in investment promotion is relatively low and its stamina is relatively strong, while Maoming, the primary industry, performed even better.
?3. Domestic trade consumption
In 2019, the total retail sales of consumer goods in Maoming City was 166.736 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2% over the previous year. In terms of regions, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 118.433 billion yuan, an increase of 8.0%; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 48.303 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%. In terms of industries, retail sales of goods were 152.676 billion yuan, an increase of 8.3%; catering revenue was 14.060 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9%.
The total retail sales of consumer goods in Zhanjiang City for the whole year was 183.95 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year. By business location, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 148.920 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 35.030 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5%. By consumption type, retail sales of goods were 163.230 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5%; catering revenue was 20.720 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4%.
In terms of consumption, the total consumption in Zhanjiang is higher than that in Maoming, and the consumption growth rate is relatively high. However, the gap between urban and rural consumption is relatively large, and Maoming is relatively more balanced. In addition, Zhanjiang has a larger population than Maoming, so the consumption potential in Zhanjiang is relatively stronger.
4. Foreign Economy?
Maoming’s total import and export volume for the year was 19.64 billion yuan, an increase of 29.4% over the previous year. Among them, exports were 17.06 billion yuan, an increase of 34.0%; imports were 2.58 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7%. The import-export balance (exports minus imports) was 14.48 billion yuan, an increase of 40.7% over the previous year.
There were 37 newly signed foreign direct investment projects throughout the year, a decrease of 91.4% over the previous year; the contractual foreign investment amount was 487 million yuan, a decrease of 79.4%. The actual amount of foreign capital utilized was 173 million yuan, an increase of 5.7%. Zhanjiang's total foreign trade import and export volume for the year was 41.384 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% over the previous year. Among them: the total export volume was 20.938 billion yuan, an increase of 2.2%; the total import volume was 20.446 billion yuan, an increase of 18.6%.
In terms of trade mode, general trade exports were 16.539 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.3%, accounting for 79% of the city’s total foreign trade export value; processing trade exports were 2.19 billion yuan, an increase of 70.4%.
20 foreign investment projects were signed throughout the year, a decrease of 86.5% from the previous year; the contractual foreign investment amount was US$763.39 million, a decrease of 8.3%; the actual utilization of foreign investment was US$235.77 million, an increase of 238%.
From the perspective of foreign economy, Zhanjiang has a relatively strong foundation, and its import and export trade volume is much higher than that of Maoming. Coupled with the upcoming Hainan Free Trade Port, the potential for foreign trade is even greater.
However, in terms of growth rate, Maoming is catching up at a high speed, and Zhanjiang currently has the advantage.
? Let’s roughly compare the situation of the two cities in terms of GDP, investment, consumption and import and export. Generally speaking, the gap between the two cities is not big. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. In the primary industry and county areas In terms of economic balance, Maoming has an advantage, while Zhanjiang has an advantage in investment, foreign trade, and secondary and tertiary industries. Generally speaking, Zhanjiang may have a slight advantage at present.