Fujian's gross domestic product (GDP) jumped from nearly 2 trillion yuan to 3.2 trillion yuan($510.8 billion)over the past five years, registered an average annual growth of 9.3 percent and outpaced the national growth rate of 7.1 percent.
Fujian's GDP registered 3.2298 trillion yuan ($510.8 billion) in 2017, up 8.1 percent year-on-year, according to a government work report made at the provincial people's congress last Friday.
Fujian retained its laurel as one of the highest-ranking provinces in China in terms of quality of air, water and general environment in 2017 while keeping itself on the fast lane of economic growth, according to a government work report last Friday.
The value of Fujian's imports and exports recorded 1.159 trillion yuan ($183.96 billion) in 2017, up 12 percent year-on-year, becoming a pillar driving force for its economic growth in the year, according to a government report made at the provincial government people's congress on Jan 26.
Fujian provincial government's drive to streamline administrative procedures over the last five years appear to be bearing fruit, as more and more businesses settle in the southern province.
Online sales in Southeast China's Fujian province hit roughly 246.29 billion yuan in the January-November period of 2017, ranking it 7th among the 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China, a report says.
