Main economic indicators are showing that Hebei province’s development zones saw some really rapid growth in the first three quarters of 2012, which is a good sign for the province, since they are a major way for it to establish more enterprises and attract investment.

During the first three quarters, total industrial output value reached 1.39 trillion yuan ($221.95 billion), a year-on-year increase of 48.6 percent, and revenues amounted to 69.64 billion yuan, a 39.8-percent year-on-year increase.

Total export and import value hit $18.71 billion, for a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, with foreign investment in actual use reaching 1.45 billion dollars, increasing 13.3 percent.

In addition, the fixed asset investments, in the first 3 quarters, equaled 364.94 billion yuan, or a 43.4 percent increase year-on-year.