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Jiaxing's industrial added value totaled 187.12 billion yuan ($25.6 billion) from January to August, an increase of 7.9 percent year-on-year.

Among the 33 major industrial categories, 22 industries saw positive growth in added value. Industries such as electrical machinery, instruments and meters, automobile manufacturing, chemicals and non-metallic mineral products increased by 56.6 percent, 46.4 percent, 20.6 percent, 8 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively.

During this period, the city's investment in manufacturing expanded 14.3 percent year-on-year to 77.2 billion yuan.

The city's total retail sales of consumer goods reached 158.27 billion yuan, an uptick of 8.4 percent, ranking third in the province.

In the first eight months, the city's imports and exports were valued at 286.94 billion yuan, an increase of 0.2 percent. Exports were valued at 222.25 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8 percent

In addition, the city's fiscal revenue amounted to 85.78 billion yuan, a rise of 10.6 percent. The city's general public budget revenue was 49.68 billion yuan, growing 6.3 percent. General public budget expenditures stood at 539.93 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.4 percent. Tax revenue saw an increase of 11.8 percent to 43.62 billion yuan.