China’s 11th 5 year plan, Growth and Conservation?

The State Council has submitted the draft outline of the 11th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development to the fourth session of the 10th National People’s Congress for deliberation.

The outline was drafted according to CPC Central Committee proposal on the 11th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development. Drawn to clarify national strategic intention, identify government work emphasis and guide market behavior, it is a grand blueprint for China’s economic and social development in the next five years.

Considerably improving efficiency of resource use. Energy consumption per unit of GDP is to decrease by 20 percent. Water consumption per unit of industrial added value is to decline by 30 percent. Irrigation water use efficiency is to increase by 0.5. Industrial solid waste recycling and conserving rate is to grow 60 percent.

– Urban and rural development is to grow balanced with urbanization rate growing to 47 percent.

Smooth and steady operation of the macro-economy. Gross Domestic Product is to grow 7.5 percent annually to double the per capita GDP in 2000. Both urban employment and migrant agricultural laborers will increase 45 million. Registered urban unemployment will remain under 5 percent.

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