Currently, the ratio of the first, second and tertiary industrial sectors in Zhejiang is 8.8 : 51.2 : 40.0 and that of grain and cash crops is 54:46.

Structure of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries in Zhejiang

The industrial structure takes light industry as the main sector, whose output value makes up 62 percent of the total. A considerable portion of the heavy industry also belongs to small size metallic, electro-mechanical, light and fine chemical industries.

Twenty-four industrial sectors out of a total 36 are labor-intensive, which is more competitive in the market. Of the total number of enterprises , 99.6 percent are medium-and-small size ones.

The comprehensive indices of economic results in industry have stood between the 3rd and 5th places among those of all the provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) in China.

Agriculture and rural economy have progressed steadily in the development of high performance agriculture and the implementation of strategic reform of structure.

Light, textile and electro-mechanical products in Zhejiang are highly competitive in the international markets. The profit of the seven sectors of textile, garments, feather and leather products, culture-education-sports goods, petro-processing and coking, chemical fibers and general machinery occupies more than one-fifth of that in the respective sectors in the country.

A number of enterprises with high market shares, stronger competitiveness and leading positions in their respective sectors in the country have emerged, such as the Wahaha Group Co.,Wanxiang Group Co., and Zhejiang Nice Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

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