On August 6th, the information conference on the economic operation situation of machinery industry in the first half of 2021 was held in Beijing. Zhao Chi, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of China Machinery Industry Federation, presided over the conference. Chen Bin, Executive Vice President of China Machinery Industry Federation, and Chen Shihua, Deputy Secretary General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers attended the conference. Due to the epidemic situation, this conference is still released in the form of live meeting and live online broadcast. Nearly 20 central media, including People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, Economic Daily and Guangming Daily, and media representatives from some industries attended the offline press conference. At the same time, more than 80 industry media participated in online publicity and reporting. The conference was supported by Beijing Lifting and Transportation Machinery Research Institute Co., Ltd. and Lifting and Transportation Machinery Magazine.
Chen Bin pointed out that 2021 is the first year of the 14 th Five-Year Plan, and the overall operation of the national economy shows a stable recovery and sustainable development trend. Thanks to the effective control of the epidemic situation in China and the sustained release of macro-policy effects, the market demand of machinery industry gradually recovered, the operating environment improved continuously in the first half of the year, the export situation of foreign trade was better than expected, the development confidence of enterprises increased continuously, and the trend of stable production in the industry became clearer. However, the impact of the sharp rise in raw material prices on the efficiency of machinery enterprises has begun to appear. The continuous evolution of overseas epidemic situation has aggravated the complexity of foreign trade situation. At the same time, the increase of comparative base has put pressure on the index growth in the second half of this year. The task of smooth operation and high-quality development of machinery industry throughout the year is still arduous.
Chen Bin pointed out that due to the influence of the low base factor of last year, the main economic indicators of the machinery industry showed rapid growth at the beginning of the year, and then the growth rate showed a downward trend month by month. In the first half of the year, China's achievements in coordinating epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development have been consolidated and expanded, and the machinery industry has also shown a steady development trend, with the year-on-year growth rate of major economic indicators still at a relatively high level. Looking forward to the second half of the year, factors favorable to the operation and development of machinery industry are accumulating and releasing. However, it should be noted that in the second half of the year, the pressure on the machinery industry to achieve smooth operation has increased. The unstable and uncertain factors in the recent operation of the industry need close attention.
After comprehensive analysis, Chen Bin pointed out that in 2021, the overall economic operation of machinery industry will show a trend of high before and low after. The growth rate of main economic indicators in the second half of the year is obviously slower than that in the first half of the year, but the confidence of the whole machinery industry in achieving the annual target remains. It is estimated that the growth rate of added value, operating income and total profit of machinery industry will reach about 6% throughout the year, and foreign trade import and export is expected to achieve new breakthroughs.
After the release of the information, Chen Bin, executive vice president of China Machinery Industry Federation, and Chen Shihua, deputy secretary general of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, answered questions of media reporters attending the offline press conference.
