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Dalian is also listed separately on the state development plan, and the municipal government is given a degree of autonomy in economic matters that is similar to that of a provincial government since becoming an open coastal city in 1984.
13.
The following are some economic indicators about Dalian from 1984 to 1990:
1990
Average annual growth
rate between
1984 and 1990
Gross industrial output
Rmb 16.8 bn
10.6%
value (at 1980 prices)
- Light industries
Rmb 6.4 bn
9.6%
- Heavy industries
Rmb 10.4 bn
11.2%
Retail sales
Rmb 8.2 bn
18.9%
Export value
US$669.1 mn
N.A.
Import value
US$262.7 mn
N.A.
14.
Dalian has long been a major industrial base in North East China. The value
of its 1990 industrial output (at 1980 prices), at Rmb16.8 billion, was ranked sixth among the 14 open coastal cities (details in para. 10). The value of its 1990 imports and exports was
ranked fourth. Heavy industries as opposed to light industries predominate, which is a contrast to the cities in South China. Dalian is particularly strong in shipbuilding and in the manufacture of locomotives, machinery, petrochemical products and building materials. Light
industries, especially textiles and garments, are also well-developed. 700 000 workers are
engaged in the industrial sector, representing 50% of the city's non-agricultural work force.
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