on july 30, the political bureau of the cpc central committee held a meeting to analyze the current economic situation and plan economic work for the second half of the year. to do economic work well in the second half of the year, it is necessary to adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, implement the new development concept in a complete, accurate and comprehensive way, deepen supply-side structural reform, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern and promote high-quality development, the meeting said.
this year is the beginning of the 14th five-year plan. it is a year of special importance in the process of china's modernization drive. it is of great significance to do economic work well this year. since this year, the strong leadership of the cpc central committee with comrade xi for the core, the overall domestic and international two overall situation, to plan as a whole we epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, the effective implementation of the macro policy, sustainable economic recovery, good stability, and actively promote science and technology, strengthening the reform and opening up, effectively ensure the livelihood of the people, the development of high quality had made new achievements, overall social stability has been maintained, laying a solid foundation for achieving the targets for the year. celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the communist party of china meeting, xi jinping, general secretary of the representative of the party and the people solemnly declared we achieved the first one hundred goals, build a well-off society in an all-round way on chinese land, encouraged and inspired the chinese people of all ethnic groups for the whole party so daring step on to the second goal in one hundred to enter the new journey.
in the first half of this year, china's gdp grew by 12.7% year on year, and major macro indicators were within an appropriate range. the surveyed urban unemployment rate averaged 5.2%, and the overall employment situation remained stable. final consumption expenditure contributed 61.7% to economic growth, and consumption played a stronger role in driving economic growth. the added value of the high-tech manufacturing industry with large scale increased by an average of 13.2% in two years, and new drivers grew rapidly. the sustained and steady recovery and positive growth of the economy are mainly reflected in the sustained recovery of economic growth, the adjustment and improvement of the economic structure, the continued strengthening of the drivers of innovation, the overall improvement of quality and efficiency, and the continuous improvement of people's livelihood. this fully shows that the fundamentals of china's economy have not changed -- that the economy has great potential, great resilience, strong vitality, large room for manoeuvre, and many policy tools -- and that china's various advantages and conditions for development have not changed.
we owe these achievements to the leadership and strong leadership of the cpc central committee with comrade xi jinping at its core, to the great spirit of party building being passed on from generation to generation, and to the unity and concerted efforts of the whole country. these achievements have greatly strengthened the confidence and energy of the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in china, making them more determined, motivated, and conscientious in advancing the modernization drive. as the global epidemic continues to evolve and the external environment becomes more complex and severe, china's economic recovery remains unstable and uneven. we need to be fully aware of the new changes and challenges in the development environment. china's economy faces many difficulties and challenges in the process of recovery and development, but it has even greater potential and advantages. on the basis of the good momentum in the first half of the year, we are able to consolidate the achievements in coordinating epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development, maintain economic performance within a reasonable range and promote high-quality development.
in promoting high-quality development, we must be fully aware that high-quality development is the theme of china's economic and social development during the 14th five-year plan period and beyond, and is relevant to china's overall socialist modernization drive. high-quality development is not just an economic requirement, but a general requirement for all aspects of economic and social development. it is not only a requirement for economically developed areas, but a requirement that must be implemented in the development of all regions. it is not a temporary requirement, but a requirement that must be upheld for a long time. we need to make cross-cyclical adjustments to our macro policies and coordinate our macro policies this year and next to keep the economy operating within an appropriate range. we need to make good use of the window period in which there is little pressure for steady growth, promote steady growth of the economy, concentrate on deepening supply-side structural reform, and break through bottlenecks in both domestic circulation and domestic and international circulation, so as to provide sustained impetus for china's economic development during the 14th five-year plan period. we need to tap the potential of the domestic market, strengthen scientific and technological innovation and the resilience of industrial and supply chains, adhere to a high level of opening-up, carry out carbon neutral work in a coordinated and orderly manner, guard against and defuse risks in key areas, and ensure people's livelihood and safe production. we need to strengthen the disaster prevention and mitigation and emergency response systems, make proper arrangements for people affected by disasters, and carry out post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. there should be no relaxation in the prevention and control of the epidemic, and special efforts should be made to prevent imported cases.
standing at a new historical starting point, the horn has sounded to march toward the second centenary goal. more closely unite around the party central committee with comrade xi as the core, seriously implement the central political bureau conference spirit, always adhere to seek improvement in stability work tone, complete, accurate, comprehensive implementation of new development concept, the development with high quality to meet the needs of the good life closely together, slowly but surely, work diligently, we can promote the development of high quality new achievements, we will ensure that the 14th five-year plan gets off to a good start.
source: state-owned assets supervision and administration commission of the state council