Construction of the Gaijiachuan Bridge on the Heshui–Xifeng section of G309 national highway is progressing in an orderly manner. [Photo/Gansu Daily]

Gansu province released its economic performance data for the first three quarters of 2025 on Oct 27. Preliminary calculations show the provincial GDP reached 997.02 billion yuan ($140.43 billion), a year-on-year increase of 6.1 percent at constant prices. This growth rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the national average, marking the 15th consecutive quarter that Gansu has outperformed the national average.

Agriculture delivered a strong performance, with the added value of farming, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery up 5.5 percent, 1.5 percentage points above the national rate. Four key sectors – livestock, vegetables, fruits, and Chinese medicinal herbs – maintained steady growth, and grain output is expected to see another bumper harvest this year.

Industry served as the main growth driver. The value-added of industrial enterprises above designated size accelerated, rising 3.4 percentage points faster than the national average and remaining in the top tier nationally for the 26th month in a row. Three pillar industries – nonferrous metals, electric power, and metallurgy – achieved double-digit growth.

Services provided solid support, with their added value growing 0.2 percentage points faster than the national average. Strong expansion was seen in information technology, residential services, and business services, reflecting accelerated integration of the digital and real economies.

Fixed-asset investment demonstrated resilience, with industrial investment up 6.4 percent and infrastructure investment growing 10 percent. Investment in road transport recorded double-digit growth for the eighth month in a row.

Spending on people's livelihoods remained robust, with education, social security, and other related expenditures accounting for 80.6 percent of general public budget spending. Per capita disposable income of provincial residents rose 6.1 percent – 1 percentage point higher than the national increase – with rural residents' income up 6.2 percent and urban residents' income up 4.9 percent, further narrowing the urban-rural income gap.