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summer grain amounted to 98.2 million tonnes, representing

a decrease of only 1.9% from the level recorded in 1990.

But the autumn harvest, which normally accounts for 80% of

the annual grain output, is likely be more seriously

affected. Besides, the fall in grain prices as a result of

the bumper harvests in 1989 and 1990 may

have also

discouraged farmers from producing more grain. Hence, it

is most unlikely that the historic high grain production of

435 million tonnes achieved in 1990 can be repeated this

year, and more grain will have to be imported.

7.

Under

conservancy

government

government

assets(11)

the guise of saving money for water

and flood control projects, the central

had imposed certain restrictions on all

departments regarding investment in fixed

1991, a relatively

In the first half of

loose monetary stance had enabled investment in fixed

assets undertaken by state-owned enterprises to increase by

20.9% in money terms to Rmb 87.3 billion.

8.

As

the deposit interest rates were reduced

further by an average of one percentage point in April,

there were signs of a slow-down in the growth rate of

(11)

The relevant notice issued by the State Planning Commission stipulated that, from 15 July 1991 onwards, only those investment projects involving agriculture, grain storage, water conservancy, energy

material production, transportation, education and public health would be approved.

and

raw

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