Ⅰ An Overall Review on 2011

The five years’ concerted efforts witnessed tremendous growth in Beibu Gulf. As a new growth pole，Beibu Gulf gradually demonstrates its effect. Being the beginning year of the twelfth national “Five-Year Plan”，2011 is also the beginning year of the second Five-Year Period in the developing process of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone. In 2011，special measures and policies are adopted with special strength in Guangxi Beibu Economic Zone. Driven by the strategies of CPC Guangxi Committee and People’s Government of Guangxi，comprehensive development has been promoted in Beibu Gulf Economic Zone through large scale construction in industry，harbor，transportation logistics，urban area，tourism，commerce and culture. Further increase is achieved in Beibu Gulf Economic Zone，which will enhance the leading role of Beibu Gulf Economic Zone in the economic growth of Guangxi and accelerate the process of the its role as the growth pole in the coastal development of China.

1 Sustainable and Rapid Development in Economy，Gradual Manifestation in Growth Pole

Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone（GBGEZ）maintained rapid growth rate in 2011. The Zone enjoyed a higher increasing rate in production compared to the average growth rate of Guangxi. Average growth has hit record high. The launching of some important projects like Qinzhou branch of CNPC（China National Petroleum Corporation），Beihai electronic corporation and Fangchenggang Zhongyi Heavy Industry Co.，Ltd and the booming of key industrial parks enable the Zone to better support the industrial sector and spur the economic development of Guangxi. The growth pattern of Beibu Economic Zone has shifted from investment oriented to industry oriented，which brings new transition in the quality of economic growth. Production value of Guangxi Beibu Economic Zone reached 386.233 billion yuan in 2011，15.9 percent higher than that of the previous year，which was 3.6 percent higher than the growth rate of Guangxi. Production within the Zone in 2011 accounted for 33 percent of the total production of Guangxi，an increase of 1.2 percent compared to 2010. Government revenue within the Zone was 58.855 billion yuan，accounting for 38.16 percent of the entire revenue of Guangxi. The growth rate of government revenue within the Zone was 33.3 percent，which is 7.8 percent higher than that of Guangxi. The general budget revenue was 27.719 billion yuan，increasing by 21.2 percent. The general budget revenue took up a larger share than that in 2010. The fixed asset investment within the Zone was 365.536 billion yuan，with a growth rate of 32.7 percent，which was 3.6 percent higher than that of Guangxi. The fixed asset investment within the Zone took up 36.04 percent of the entire fixed asset investment in Guangxi. The percentage was 35.58 percent in 2010. The industrial added value of enterprises above designated size increased to 36.4 percent，15.6 percent higher than that the increasing rate of Guangxi. Retail sales of consumer goods was 149.588 billion yuan，increasing by 18.4 percent. It accounted for 37.97 percent of that of Guangxi. This percentage is higher than that in 2010. The total volume of import and export reached 11.311 billion yuan，increasing by 47.2 percent. The increasing rate was 15.7 percent higher than that of Guangxi. Annual throughput of ports in 2011 was 153.306 million tons，growing by 28.58 percent and 738.200 TEUs were handled，increasing by 30.96 percent.

Table1 Indicators of Economic and Social Development of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone

People’s government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region discussed and passed “National Economy and Social Development Plan of twelfth ‘Five-Year Plan’（2011-2015）within Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone”，which confirms the goal and major task of development in Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone during the twelfth “Five-Year Plan”. Production of the Zone would have been doubled the production of 2010 by the year 2015. We hope the production could triple（counted by current price）and the growth rate could reach around 13 percent. Moreover，the urbanization rate in the Zone would increase to 55 percent，5 percent higher than the rate of Guangxi. Production of eleven key industrial parks would surpass 600 billion yuan. The throughput of Beibu Gulf would be increased to 3570 million tons. Our goal is to strengthen the effect of growth pole by the year 2015，forming industrial clusters consist of petroleum and chemical industry，metallurgy，forestry-pulp paper，electronic industry as well as light and food industry.

2 Accelerating the Development of Key Industrial Parks，the Effect of Industrial Clusters

In 2011，the production of eleven key industrial parks was 132 billion yuan，twice as much as that in 2010. Industrial investment was 40 billion yuan with an increase rate of 30 percent. Specifically，Qinzhou petroleum and chemical i