From January to November, Harbin’s total industrial output reached 324.53 billion yuan ($51.92 billion), up 7.3 percent year-on-year, according to the industry and information technology commission of Harbin.

In the first 11 months, pillar industries – equipment, food, petrochemical and pharmaceutical – achieved a total industrial output value of 268.24 billion yuan, a 7.4 percent year-on-year growth, accounting for 82.7 percent of total industrial output by industrial enterprises above a designated size in Harbin.

The pharmaceutical industry shows rapid growth with 20.64 billion yuan in output, growing 10.1 percent year-on-year.

Led by the growing general and specialized equipment manufacturing industry, the equipment industry maintained steady growth with an output value of 78.24 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 9.4 percent.

The food industry achieved an output value of 133.98 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1 percent year-on-year.

Due to the downturn of the oil industry, the petrochemical industry is showing negative growth.

According to statistics, the county-level industry has been growing rapidly.

From January to November, the county-level industry reached an output of 140.18 billion yuan, up 22 percent year-on-year, accounting for 43.2 percent of the city’s gross output. Among the 10 county-level regions, Wuchang city demonstrated an outstanding 40 percent year-on-year growth in industrial output.