Yunnan attracts 338 billion yuan from Jan to May

Yunnan province has earned 338.14 billion yuan ($47.00 billion) during the first five months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 21.4 percent, according to statistics from provincial merchants and cooperation authorities.

From Jan to May, the province signed agreements for 914 domestic projects, an increase of 12 percent year-on-year, which has contributed to a cumulative investment of 206.28 billion yuan.

The Pan-Pearl River Delta Area has invested the most in Yunnan of the five month period, contributing 153.24 billion yuan. The Yangtze River Delta has invested 56.51 billion yuan and the Jingjinji (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) Economic Circle has invested 64.54 billion yuan.

The top five investors for the period were Beijing, Sichuan, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Fujiang, together providing a total of 197.75 billion yuan.

Editor: Eric Wang