Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has seen continuous economic development with businesses thriving. People's livelihood has also been boosted with higher disposable incomes across the region.
Xinjiang registered a 7-percent GDP growth in 2021, totalling 1.6 trillion yuan (about 253.2 billion U.S. dollars).
A total of 477,400 urban jobs were created in the region, reducing the surveyed urban unemployment rate by 1.1 percentage points to 2.2 percent.
The per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents in Xinjiang hit 37,642 yuan and 15,575 yuan in 2021, an increase of 8 percent and 10.8 percent, respectively, higher than the growth rate of GDP.
Last year, the total grain production in Xinjiang reached 17.36 million tons, a 9.62-percent rise year-on-year, and a record high for the last five years.
At present, Xinjiang has formed a cotton industry system integrating production, service, circulation, processing and sales. In 2021, the total cotton output in Xinjiang reached 5.129 million tons, accounting for 89.5 percent of the whole country. The mechanization rate of harvesting has reached over 80 percent.
Other sectors, including animal husbandry, textiles, wine industry, petrochemicals and so on, have been developing rapidly.
In 2021, Xinjiang continued to increase spending on people's livelihood, with an expenditure of 398.23 billion yuan (about 62.6 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 73.7 percent of the general public budget expenditure.
Xinjiang has long given top priority to people's livelihood with policies aimed at enhancing people's well-being in work, health, education, and other areas adopted, meeting the needs of people of all ethnic groups.
According to regional health department, medical institutions have been set up in every town and village in Xinjiang.
In addition, major infectious and endemic diseases have been effectively curbed. Accessible and affordable medical services for people of all ethnic groups have been guaranteed.
Produced by Xinhua Global Service
