A view of Datong city [Photo/Datong Daily]

The gross domestic product (GDP) of Datong city located in North China's Shanxi province in the first half of 2021 reached 76.01 billion yuan ($11.76 billion), representing a year-on-year increase of 12 percent.

The added value of industries above a designated size increased 14.1 percent year-on-year.

The coal industry was the main driving force for industrial growth during the period, with the added value growing 11.6 percent year-on-year, driving the city's GDP growth rate by 6.3 percentage points. 

The added value of the non-coal industries increased 17.3 percent year-on-year, driving the city's GDP growth rate by 7.8 percentage points. Among the non-coal industries, the added value of the high-tech industries increased 15.7 percent year-on-year and that of the strategic emerging industries increased 25.1 percent year-on-year. 

The growth rate of fixed asset investment rose steadily during the six months, with year-on-year growth of 20.1 percent. In terms of investment flows, the number of projects each with investment under 50 million yuan in construction increased 67.5 percent year-on-year. 

The consumer market has reportedly been picking up quickly. In the first six months, the city's total retail sales of consumer goods hit 37.02 billion yuan, up 32.3 percent year-on-year. 

The city's general public budget revenue was 8.05 billion yuan, up 19.6 percent. 

The per capita disposable income of Datong's permanent urban residents increased 10.4 percent year-on-year to 16,704 yuan and that of its rural residents was 5,637 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.6 percent.