By most stats, Chengdu bests peers in west

Chengdu outranked peer cities in western China in most economic indicators in the first quarter, according to the Chengdu Statistics Bureau late May.

In the first three months of the year, the city's total trade volume reached $12.14 billion, up 45.8 percent year-on-year, and the per capita income of farmers grew to 4,571 yuan ($744.6), an increase of 12.2 percent.

Chengdu ranked first in both of those indicators in western China, and its economic aggregate ranked second.